The central theme for the vast majority of the members of the United Nations is the challenge of development and eradication of poverty, said the Prime Minister,Dr Manmohan Singh, in his address to

The Western Orissa Development Council (WODC) has sparked off demands for similar regional councils in various parts of the state. The latest on this front is the clamour for a Special Development

The total number of vehicles registered in Delhi has gone up to 3.88 million in 2002 as compared to 2.85 million in 1997, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan said in a

The Andaman and Nicobar islands are so far away from the mainland that no one seems to bother about what is happening to the indigenous people of the island, particularly the aboriginal tribal

Water is our planet's most precious resource and also its most pressing problem today. Its availability worldwide is assuming the proportions of a critical survival issue. United Nations had declared

Water shortage has been endemic for ages, despite the fact that an enormous amount of rainwater has always run waste to the sea. The present national rainwater resource is computed at 1,953 billion

One in every 200 households in rural India and one in every 1000 households in towns go'chronically hungry', not getting enough to eat in any of the months. Since the country has about 200 million

Of a total of 38 suicide deaths in Ghaziabad this year, as many as 14 have occurred as a result of the victims' inability to make ends meet, according to the police records. Social scientists say the

It's a classic case of irony with its dictionary meaning. President APJ Abdul Kalam declared in Johannesburg that India would provide monetary help of Rs 50 crore to some extremely poor African

The definition of poverty is being updated to take into account the changes in lifestyles and the consumption pattern of people over the last 30 years. Redefining poverty may result in an increase