Chennai, June 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government plans to transport 10 million litres of water daily by rail from Jolarpettai in Vellore district to meet the water needs of parched Chennai. Announcing this on…
Chennai/New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday asked the Central government to sanction Rs 1,000 crore to his state to augment irrigation structures in drought-prone areas like the…
By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Millions of tonnes of food grain are being stored in the open across the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, known as the “granaries of India”, following a…
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) Providing much-needed relief from the scorching summer, the southwest monsoon finally on Friday made onset on the Odisha coast, triggering rainfall in different parts of the state. Indin Meteorological Department’s senior…
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government plans to transport 10 million litres of water daily by rail from Jolarpettai in Vellore district to meet the water needs of parched Chennai. Announcing this on…
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) Desperately angling for a ministerial berth, Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Friday urged Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to appoint him as “Minister for Garbage” in order to…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The agrarian distress seems here to stay, owing to prevalent drought like situations in several states, near stagnant wage growth levels and signs of sluggish progress of monsoon, a recent…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s officer on Thursday said that their offer to send 20 lakh litres of drinking water to parched Tamil Nadu was turned down by the neighbouring state….
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Stung by popular RJ Malishka Mendonsa’s songs lampooning the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the manner in which it runs the city in the past couple of years, the civic body…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board on Thursday said power cuts, pipe damage, pipeline leaks and bursts and overdrawal are the reasons for non-supply of water in some…
Dehradun, June 20 (IANS) As the wedding functions of the controversial Gupta brothers’ two sons began in the ski resort of Auli, authorities on Thursday said the events are being held in full compliance with…
Gurugram, June 20 (IANS) A leopard died in a Haryana village after it came into contact with high-tension electric wire, a wildlife official said on Thursday. The leopard was found hanging from a high-voltage wire,…
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) With the change in weather conditions in the state, the Odisha government on Thursday ordered the reopening of all schools from June 21. While the schools were earlier scheduled to reopen…
BY VISHAL GULATI Shimla, June 20 (IANS) In a threat to native wildlife mammal species, authorities at the Great Himalayan National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site, are perplexed with the spotting of alien invader…
Dehradun, June 20 (IANS) Wedding ceremonies of the sons of South Africa-based businessmen brothers Ajay and Atul Gupta are in full swing in Uttarakhand’s leading tourist resort Auli amid judicial concerns over possible damage to…
Washington, June 20 (IANS) The Donald Trump administration has rolled back former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions and force the transition toward less polluting forms of energy. The new directive,…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Himalayan glaciers across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan have been losing the equivalent of more than a vertical foot and half of ice each year since 2000, a new comprehensive…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Pushing ahead for a greener nation, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed to exempt battery-operated vehicles from the registration fees. Two-, three- and four-wheelers, which are battery…
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s opposition DMK on Wednesday said it will hold protests at district headquarters on Saturday against the AIADMK government’s failure to take prompt action to meet the water shortage crisis….
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Wednesday chaired a meeting convened by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) and reviewed the problem related to drains and violation of disposal…