The forest department will send fresh proposals to the state government for planning two more tiger reserves to boost the population of big cats in the state.
Maharashtra, which currently has four tiger reserves in Melghat, Pench, Tadoba-Andhari and Sahyadri, is among the few states directed by the NTCA to send proposals for new reserves to ensure a strong breeding population and growth of the big cat.
The six-member committee set up to discuss draft proposal of Bor Tiger Reserve on Monday recommended that Bor and New Bor wildlife sanctuaries, 60km from here in Wardha district, be treated like ex
Mahagenco, the state-owned power generator that meets almost half of Maharashtra’s demand for electricity, has cried foul that its units were asked to back down or temporarily suspend power supply
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra “to make the country open-defecation-free and to ensure proper sanitation in rural India” began on Friday from Sevagram in Wardha district of Maharashtra in presence of the
The ‘Nirmal Bharat Yatra’ to promote the message of making the country open defecation-free and ensuring proper sanitation in rural areas will begin from October 3, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.
Accompanied by actor Vidya Balan, the brand ambassador of the Ministry’s campaign for improving sanitation, Mr. Ramesh said the 2,000-km yatra will rope in people from all sections, including school children, to pass on the message.
Mumbai: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar of the NCP may find himself embroiled in the controversy surrounding the large-scale and arbitrary increase in the costs of irrigation projects in the state.
Of the deceased, seven were boys and six girls. “The clinical presentation of the cases suggest that these are cases of Chandipura virus. Encephalitis syndrome, sudden fever with convulsions and the affected age group of 1-15 years are strong indicators of Chandipura virus,” Assistant Director (Malaria), Health Services, V R Zare told The Indian Express. “Of course, we have sent about 75 serums for test to the National Institute of Virology, Pune and the results are expected soon,” he added.
An internal probe by the coal ministry into the allotment of blocks between 2006 and 2009 has found cases of obscure firms allegedly merging with other firms after getting their hands on the resour
