Agartala hopes to become Northeast India’s first solar city
The Tripura government has announced plans to make Agartala a ‘solar city’, replacing at least 10 per cent of regular power use with solar energy. Inaugurating a 50-kilowatt solar power plant at the Agartala Municipal Council head office, the state Urban Development Minister
Make Goa part of Tiger Reserve complex: WWI
In its report on the status of wildlife in Goa submitted to the state forest department, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has suggested including Goa as part of the Tiger Reserve complex. Goa forms part of the corridor connecting Anshi-Dandeli in Karnataka and
Illegal mining: Leases up for grabs in Sonbhadra
A Right to Information (RTI) query has thrown light on how illegal mining has become rampant in Billi Markundi reserve forest in Robertsganj township of Sonbhadra District. An area of 2622.10 hectares in this reserve was notified on November 5, 1969, under Section-4
Religious structures: Free to be anywhere
The Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has declared that giving ‘legal sanction’ to all religious structures in Delhi is ‘part of our community service’. Temples, mosques, gurdwaras and other places of worship built prior to 2007 and are on land that is
October 5 will be Dolphin Day in Bihar
Bihar will celebrate October 5 as Dolphin Day to create awareness to save the endangered species that has been declared India’s national aquatic animal. With only about 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins left in India, down from tens of thousands a few decades ago,
Clean India chapter: ONGC to take care of Taj Mahal and 5 other tourist sites
The tourism ministry has roped in oil PSU ONGC to keep six major tourist sites clean and environment-friendly. The six sites are: Taj Mahal, Khajuraho temples, Konark Temple, Ajanta-Ellora Caves, Bodhgaya and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal. ‘ONGC has expressed its willingness to join
Green fee to enter Shimla: Expected from September first week
The Shimla Municipal Corporation’s green fee on all vehicles bearing non-HP registration is expected to be applicable from the first week of September. The union government has given its permission to the MC to implement the green fee. Earlier, the National Highway Authority
Organic cotton: Farmers in India to benefit from Japanese business partnership
Nearly 30,000 low-income cotton farmers in India stand to gain in terms of increased incomes by switching to organic cotton production, following a commitment made by two Japanese companies to the Business Call to Action (BCtA). BCtA is a global initiative that encourages
Pre-school education: India shows 100 per cent-plus growth in enrolment over 9 years
According to a new United Nations report, in 2009 around 54 per cent of children in India were enrolled for pre-school education as compared to around 48 per cent in China. Comparatively, in 2000 around 22 per cent of children in India were
India’s poor: What a fat load of numbers
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