A peek into Amma's welfare schemes

Tamil Nadu chief minister for six times, Jayalalitha Jayaram died in Chennai on December 5. We bring together a brief summary of her welfare …

फरक्का बराज: डिजाइन बदलने से निकल जाएगा बाढ़ का समाधान?

फरक्का बराज की संरचना में बदलाव पर बिहार-बंगाल सहमत हो गए हैं, लेकिन इससे क्या गंगा की अविरलता सुनिश्चित हो पाएगी

Iconic city or concrete jungle?

A “clean-green” city project spread over 400 hectares in Unaao will prove disastrous for the choked Ganga

KCR promises people-centric development in Telangana

Telangana's first chief minister says his state will be made the seed bowl of the country; promises single window clearance system for industries;…

बिहार चुनाव : जानिए घोषणापत्रों में किस पार्टी ने की सबसे ज्यादा पर्यावरण प्रदूषण की चिंता

बिहार में पहली बार वायु प्रदूषण को चुनावी घोषणा पत्रों में जगह मिली है। न सिर्फ पार्टियों ने इसे जगह दी है बल्कि इसके ...

चमकी से बच गए तो अब जेई से जूझेंगे बिहार के बच्चे

गया और मगध क्षेत्र के जिलों में हर साल होने वाले जापानी इन्सेफलाइटिस (जेई) का खतरा अभी सिर पर मंडरा रहा है

Odisha’s BJD sounds poll bugle with rally on farm issues in Delhi

The rally will revolve around the agrarian distress, which emerged as the weakest point for the BJP in recent Assembly elections

Loan interest waiver for women-run SHGs in Bihar

Decision taken at a meeting chaired by CM Nitish Kumar

33 districts in Bihar declared drought-hit

Loan waivers and compensation to follow

KCR sworn in as first chief minister of Telangana

Reconstruction will be state's top priority, but to implement his agenda Chandrasekhar Rao will need to develop a cordial relationship with the …

Swasthya Sathi will now include Bengal’s entire population: Mamata

However, experts feel direct free healthcare delivery for all should be the goal

बिहार चुनाव : 73 फीसदी बाढ़ प्रभावित क्षेत्र में 20 लाख से अधिक प्रवासियों ने बदल दिया नेताओं का मुद्दा

बाढ़ कभी चुनाव में प्रबल मुद्दा नहीं बन पाई लेकिन आपदा की राहत सियासत की नई धुरी है। वहीं गांव घर को लौटे प्रवासी ...

Should district mineral foundations be with state mining departments?

Recent plan to move Odisha DMF from the state planning and convergence department to the mines department raises several questions

Bhavantar Yojna: MP farmers refuse to sign up for 2nd round

Most of the over 200 farmers Down To Earth talked to in 6 villages of Hoshangabad and Sehore districts said they would not register for the …

Uttarakhand to introduce its own food security scheme

Move follows Centre's refusal to allocate additional foodgrains to the state to implement food security Act

Watery grave: How garbage, encroachments contaminated Guwahati’s only river

Natural and artificial drains in the city get clogged during heavy rains and spill on to the roads

Why 700 litres free water daily may remain a far cry for Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal has kept his promise to Delhi by announcing the supply of 20 kilolitres a month (almost 700 litres a day) of free water for city …

Super cyclone Phailin heads towards Odisha, Andhra

Deep depression over North Andaman Sea develops into severe cyclonic storm; expected to gather wind speed up to 185 km per hour

Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Kiran Kumar Reddy, resigns

Resignation is in protest against bifurcation of the state to create Telangana

Andhra CM breaks his silence on Telengana

Demands resolution to water and power sharing problems that will arise between proposed new state and Seemandhra

High court concerned over illegal sand mining in UP in wake of IAS officer's suspension

But declines to stay suspension of Greater Noida SDM Durga Shakti Nagpal who challenged the sand mafia

Goa to cancel licences of 40 illegal mines

Mines were operating for over two decades without renewal of mining lease

CSE warns no one is safe from deadly ozone pollution

Civil Lines, Lutyens’ Delhi and hospitals are high risk zones, says latest CSE analysis

Heat wave claims 169 lives in Andhra

Rs 1 lakh ex gratia announced for families of deceased

मुआवजे और संवेदना व्यक्त करने से नहीं थमेगी आकाशीय बिजली की मार

बिहार में आकाशीय बिजली गिरने से एक दिन में 83 लोगों की मौत हुई है। हर साल होने वाली इन मौतों को रोकने के ...