Day-long stir to be held against Sterlite plant
byChennai, April 6 (IANS) A day-long general strike demanding permanent closure of the copper smelter plant of Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd will be held…
Environment
Elephants break into Kerala farm to drink clean water
byThiruvanathapuram, April 6 (IANS) Wild elephants have been breaking into a state government-owned livestock farm in Kerala’s popular hill station Munnar to drink clean…
Clear day in capital
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 17.8 degrees Celsius, two…
Government admits to mining plunder in Himachal
byShimla: In a rare admission the Himachal government on the floor of the Vidhan Sabha admitted that the mining mafia operating were defiant of…
Sustainability, economic growth can co-exist: Iceland president
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Citing his country’s example, Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimmson Friday said sustainability and economic growth in India can go…
Pleasant Friday in Delhi, Saturday to be similar
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) It was a pleasant day in the national capital Friday as the skies remained clear and the maximum temperature…
Economic development must be environmentally sustainable: PM
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday stressed the need for a course correction in India’s development model saying it has…
Beauty of Shimla hills, Rhododendrons
byShimla: Much of the Himalayan lands in Himachal have a forest cover that hold a variety of trees, which are not only help to…
China projects not to affect Brahmaputra’s flow: Rawat
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) China has assured India that it will not take any step which affects the downstream flow in Brahmaputra, Water…
Clear, sunny Friday in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) It was a clear, sunny Friday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 18.7 degrees Celsius…