Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday allowed opening of three coal-blocks in Hasdeo-Arand forest region in Chattisgarh, a no-go area, ignoring his own policy of not allowing mining. In his order dated June 23, Ramesh gave c
A professor from USA, Abir Mullick today showcased various designs of public toilets conceptualised by him, at National Institute of Design (NID). The aesthetic designs of the public toilets are a result of research conducted by a team of
The day two of Indo-Pak Secretary level talks will focus on Jammu and Kashmir and promotion of friendly exchanges between the two nations, according to media reports. It is expected that the dialogue on Friday will continue, when Pakistan`
In a bid to keep criminals out of elections, government proposes to amend the law to bar candidates against whom charges have been framed in heinous crimes. According to a draft note prepared by the Law Ministry to amend the Representation
The Dr Sachan death case took a new turn today with the family of the top medical officer demanded a CBI probe which was rejected by the Mayawati government. After the post mortem revealed that there were nine injuries on the body of deput
Even though the literacy rate in Delhi rose by 10 percent in the last ten years, the child sex ratio here has fallen, said Varsha Joshi, director, census operations, Delhi. “The areas of concern in Delhi are the north west and the so
Girls from outside Delhi, seeking admission into city colleges, are redrafting their wishlists based on the availability of the hostel accommodation. Kajeng W from Manipur completed class 12 under Andhra board of secondary education in Hyd
The Central (Absolute) Exemptions Act, 2011, came into force today (November 9, 2011). Since it exempts everyone from everything it was greeted with joyous, if confused and occasionally impunibly bloody, celebrations throughout the country, headsc
The left party came down heavily on the government for keeping the central bureau of investigation (CBI) out of RTI purview. “You don’t want to reveal what you are doing. You want to do wrong things in a veil of secrecy,” said A
The government has cast doubt on the veracity of the NHRC report which ruled out rape in Bhatta-Parsaul during the recent farmers` agitation, saying one report cannot negate all the charges. "Other agencies have gone and confir
"The Centre has approved Rs 120 crore for conservation and development of Wullar lake, 55 km from here, and the work is expected to start next month," Forests and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad said here. The Jammu
Ten lakh Indian residents are expected to enrol for Unique Identity (Aadhaar) number every day from this October, chairman of Unique Identity and Development Authority of India (UIDAI) Nandan M Nilekani, said today. "As UIDAI s
To prevent mother to child transmission of HIV, a new regimen for pregnant women and infants will be introduced next year in the national AIDS control programme and changes accordingly will be made in the resective state AIDS control societie
A month after the UPA II came out with its report card of its second year in term, the civil society tore into the government`s claims with its own performamce assesment. In the assesment report, the Wada Na Todo Abhiyan criticises the government
More than a year after the Right to Education (RTE) came into force and promised free and compulsory education to children aged between six and 14 years, some government schools continue to defy the law even in Delhi. Gulabsha, 13, is amo
The PMO has said that it will provide the copies of letters between former telecommunications minister A Raja and the Prime Minister to the RTI applicant. The letters are significant in the wake of the 2G spectrum case in which the former
The Allahabad High Court has restrained Uttar Pradesh government from holding auctions under its new drug purchase policy whereby tenders of only those companies from outside the state, which had a yearly turnover of more than Rs 100 crore, are to
Seeking to unlock the “untapped enormous economic potential” between India and the United States, the Obama Administration is lining up its top financial officials for next week’s India-US economic partnership dialogue.
With a focus on water, the Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) is proposing to carry out a multi-agency comprehensive research study on water-related issues in Krishna-Godavari River Basin, encompassing five states.
The final version of the food security bill, was cleared by Sonia Gandhi led the national advisory council (NAC) on Wednesday. The document will now be sent to the prime minister and is likely to be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament.
