Bhubaneswar: Suspecting a nexus between rich mine owners and the UPA government at the Centre, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked Congress MLAs to stop shedding crocodile tears over wel

GUWAHATI, Dec 20 – During the current financial year, the State initially faced some problems in utilising the Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) funds due to the State Assembly electio

Villagers protesting against the State Government’s order to ban quarrying on Ganga called off their three-week long stir on Monday after president of Gau Raksha Ayog and senior BJP leader, Maharaj

Agitators have hobbled government plans to harness the Northeast’s rivers — 168 dams have been planned in Arunachal Pradesh alone — to generate hydro-electric power for the country.

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, the Odisha government has decided to release the entire burden of mineral royalty on minor minerals from the poor.

Within hours of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreeing on an early commissioning of the nuclear power project in Kudankulam in south Tamil Nadu, protesting vil

SHILLONG: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing Central Sector, Centrally Sponsored and Special Area Programme for the integrated socio-economic development of all Scheduled Tribes in the

New Delhi The UK has launched private sector development programme in India with a commitment of 65 million pound (R520 crore) in partnership with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (Si

“The Empowered Committee is looking into all aspects of safety of the dam”

CHENNAI: With the Chennai Corporation authorities turning a blind eye to the sufferings of over the one lakh residents living in and around the highly-polluted Kodungaiyur dumping yard, the local r