More than 25,000 donors are needed for 1,000,000 transplants of various organs every year in India but the number of donors is abysmally low despite the Human Organ Transplant Act in place in India. Board of management chairman at Sir Ganga Ram Ho
During the Commonwealth Games, players and visitors will have an opportunity to relish pesticide-free vegetables of high quality, as farmers here prepare to cash in on the higher demand during the event with a bit of help from the Indian Agricultu
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari has posed 14 qustions on price rise in a letter to the Prime Minister. Here are the questions ad verbatim - 1. Where have things gone wrong? 11% inflation in India is highes
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Delhi High Court order which had ruled that Indian courts cannot entertain matrimonial disputes if the couple are foreign citizens. A bench of Justices Aftab Alam and T S Thakur posted the matter for
On Wednesday morning a delegation of students visited Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal to seek his help but he didn`t entertain us and said that this was a state government matter and we should approach law-courts. This is despite the fact t
From April 1, education becomes a fundamental right as the historic Right to Education (RTE) Act comes into force. The Act mandates free and compulsory education to all children between the age group of six to 14 years. More than one crore childre
The Nanavati Commission probing the 2002 riot cases today kept the option of questioning Chief Minister Narendra Modi open when it told the Gujarat High Court that its decision not to summon him was "not final". The Commission wa
The Press Council of India, a statutory body governing conduct of print and broadcast media, today expressing concern over the phenomenon of `paid news` has said it would issue a white paper on the malpractice. "We are very much conce
Higher prices of milk and pulses drove food inflation up to 16.35 per cent for the week ended March 20 and this could, in turn, contribute to overall inflation touching double digits. Food inflation had hit a four-month low of 16.22 per ce
RPG group company, KEC International, has announced the setting up of a state-of-the-art new tower testing station at Butibori, Nagpur, the largest of its kind in the world. The new station is a significant step by the company towards reta
In order to encourage farmers to adopt drip irrigation system in the water scarce areas of Kutch, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) would provide 25 per cent subsidy to the farmers on installing the system, which will be in addition t
Madhya Pradesh has procured 5.29 lakh metric tonnes wheat under Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the country by offering an additional Rs 100 per quintal bonus to the farmers, officials said. The state has procured 5.29 lakh metric tonnes of
Assam has become the first state in the country to enact a legislation seeking to ensure right to health for everyone in the state. The Assam Public Health Bill, 2010, which was passed unanimously by the Assam Assembly yesterday, made it m
Around 22,400 employees have retired from service in Kerala in one go after the LDF government`s decision to make March 31 the common retirement date, throwing up the challenges of fresh postings and payment of retirement benefits. The ste
Warning that India and China could ill-afford misperceptions on policy, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has said that pursuit of an ambitious agenda by the two countries can put bilateral relations on a sound footing. "Whe
Delhi Technological University students who have been continuously protesting and demanding for the conversion of DTU back into Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), were on Wednesday lathicharged, when they protested outside All India Congress Comm
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the government was committed to ensuring that all children irrespective of gender and social category have access to education and fund constraints would not be allowed to hamper implementation of the th
For the first time ever, five quacks who were running private clinics in Sangam Vihar in south Delhi were convicted by a district court on Monday. The quacks - Raja Ram, Raj Bala (female), G. Roy, S.K. Biswas and B.P. Verma – w
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is planning a four-day holiday with her family from April 6. While her destination is not a secret for security purposes, sources say she is going to Shimla. Between playing with her grandchildren and being
Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, facing criticism from his cabinet colleagues on several issues, has defended himself, saying his ministry was committed to protecting ecological security of the country. When Ramesh said no to
