Chandigarh might become the first modern heritage city of Asia as UNESCO, during its Heritage Centre meeting, has shown keen interest the upkeep of the

The fossil skulls of two adults and a child who lived and died 160,000 years ago in the Afar region of Ethiopia are the oldest representatives of Homo sapiens, scientists will report. The finds

First when it comes to per capita cars, first on the list of top ten cities of India as far as quality of life goes (Outlook) and now, all set to become tghe first city from Asia to feature on the

It's a race against time for the Archaeological survey of India. With the current financial year drawing to a close, ASI officials are on spending spree, fencing good old monuments like Jantar Mantar

Every gulp of mineral water you take could buy you death. The Pollution Monitoring Laboratory of the Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi has found that most mineral water brands in India

The controversy over the high incidence of residual pesticide in bottled drinking water does not seem to have any ripple effect in the Chennai city, where the testing facilities available at Chennai

The State Government has appointed a Heritage Conservation Committee for the hill stations of Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani giving them statutory heritage protection for non-archaeological sites. The

The Central Railway has once again petitioned Unesco to notify the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai as a world heritage site. It sent a formal application to this effect to the Unesco's

Packaged drinking water manufacturers will need to ensure pesticide-free water from April 1 as the government has decided to impose the stringent European Union standards for testing, Union health

The Maharashtra government has just appointed a heritage committee for the hill stations of Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani. The committee, which was constituted on January 20, will be headed by Ravindra