Primary health workers win government laurels
byNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Recognising the importance of ground-level health workers in reducing maternal mortality, the government Thursday conferred awards on nurses, midwives…
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Three killed, 50 injured in storm in Meghalaya
by Hill Post WireShillong, April 11 (IANS) At least three people were killed and over 50 injured in a storm in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district, officials…
New radioactive water leak at Fukushima n-plant
by Hill Post WireTokyo, April 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A fresh leak of radioactive water has been detected at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeast Japan,…
Mukundra Hills: Rajasthan’s third tiger reserve
by Hill Post WireJaipur, April 11 (IANS) After Ranthambore and Sariska, Rajasthan will now boast of yet another tiger reserve. The state government has declared the Mukundra…
33 infected with bird flu, says China
by Hill Post WireBeijing, April 11 (IANS/EFE) The number of people infected with the new H7N9 strain of bird flu in China stands at 33 with the…
Dutch food watchdog recalls 50,000 tonnes of beef
by Hill Post WireThe Hague, April 11 (IANS) Around 50,000 tonnes of beef sold across Europe was recalled by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority…
IIT Delhi gets Australian support in managing water
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has entered into an agreement with the Australian agency “eWater” to share a…
Warm morning greets Delhiites
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A warm morning greeted Delhiites Thursday as the minimum temperature rose to 22.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above average…
India, China push growth of foreign students in US
by Hill Post WireWashington, April 11 (IANS) Describing foreign students, nearly four in ten of whom come from India or China, as a “potential asset” to the…
‘Deny bail to rhino poachers’
by Hill Post WireGuwahati, April 11 (IANS) Even as the CBI is set to probe the poaching of one-horned rhinos in Assam, forest officials and conservationists here…