Home of Allapalli teak to get enhanced state protection
byNagpur, March 30 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will soon declare a tiny forest, ‘Glory of Allapalli’, famous for the Allapalli Teak, as a bio-diversity…
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‘Good education limited to cities’
byVasco (Goa), March 30 (IANS) Educational researcher Sugata Mitra said here Saturday that good education in India was limited to only those in cities…
Vedanta group’s copper plant ordered to be shut down
byChennai, March 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered closure of the Tuticorin copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries, part…
Hazare to begin nationwide tour Sunday
byMumbai, March 30 (IANS) Anna Hazare will embark on a year-long, all-India tour from Sunday to campaign for a stronger Lokpal bill, electoral reforms…
Chewing gum can make you chubby
byLondon, March 30 (IANS) A new study has found chewing gum could make people fat since its minty taste makes sugary food more tempting….
Tamil Nadu copper smelting plant ordered to stop operations
byChennai, March 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered closure of the Sterlite Industries’ copper smelting plant at Tuticorin with…
Bad route for good policy
byWhile National Investigating Agency (NIA) probes the veracity of claims of Delhi Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police on credentials and motives of a…
Laparoscopic surgery for diabetes control catching up
byHyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Laparoscopic ileal interposition surgery or the small intestinal switch for the control of type 2 diabetes is catching up with…
This Andhra village has lessons to teach
byGangadevipalli (Andhra Pradesh): If India lives in its villages, then the model it perhaps must follow is Gangadevipalli, a hamlet in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal district…
Himachal court permits framing of 2013-14 booze policy.
byShimla: Hauled up for overlooking the courts directions about setting up liquor vends on highways, near educational institution and about surrogate advertisements, the High…