Express news service

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has reiterated the need to control population even as choosing not to support efforts made during Emergency to achieve the objective.

Speaking at a function in Bhopal on Sunday, Chouhan had lauded the efforts made by Sanjay Gandhi during Emergency for population control.

Energy production of all types

Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says. This adds to food shortages and higher energy prices, the school's researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts wrote in the journal Lancet on Friday. "We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility," Edwards said in a telephone interview. "Obesity is a key part of the big picture."

Recently undertaken research has revealed that Karachi's water tanker mafia, which generates an estimated Rs49.6 billion annually, siphons off over 272mgd

Chronic neglect of the agricultural sector in Asia and the Pacific is condemning 218 million people to continuing extreme poverty, and widening the gap between the region's rich and poor, according

The government has devised the first-ever sanitation policy to ensure access of the entire population of the province to a safe sanitary environment.

China's northwestern region of Xinjiang was hit by a major earthquake and several strong aftershocks early Friday, the country's official media and earthquake monitoring centers reported.