Insult to Bihar to say no evidence of Goddess Sita's birth in Sitamarhi; will PM apologise?: CongCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of step-motherly treatment towards Bihar. He highlighte...
08 Nov, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
Kerala to launch first ever project on collection, disposal of expired medicinesKerala's Drugs Control Department is set to launch the 'nPROUD' project, a first in the country, to collect and dispose of expired and unus...
19 Feb, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Government approves 56 new watershed development projects at Rs 700 crThe Rural Development Ministry has approved 56 new Watershed Development Projects at a cost of Rs 700 crores in ten states. The projects ai...
13 Jan, 2025, 10.41 PM IST
Building Smart India: How to construct buildings that can withstand natural calamities and adverse weather conditionsTo build a structure that can survive the natural catastrophe we need to take due diligence of the extent of the calamity the locality may ...
17 Jul, 2019, 11.46 AM IST
World needs 'greener' water policies as demand rises: United NationsAn estimated 3.6 billion people -- nearly half the global population -- live in areas where water can be scarce at least one month per year...
19 Mar, 2018, 02.57 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop new technology to manufacture biofuelThe 'soil-to-soil' manufacturing technology developed at the P K Sinha Centre for bio-energy at IIT-KGP is in the process of being patented...
31 May, 2017, 11.54 AM IST
1st phase of underwater scanning of Hirakud Dam completeThe team of CSMRS included divisional head of the Engineering, Geo-Physics Department Alex Verghese and scientists Virendra Pratap and Shiv...
29 Dec, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
States agree to comply with environmental guidelines for urban construction projectsState governments have broadly agreed to comply with the proposed environmental guidelines for construction projects in urban areas.
22 Sep, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
CII to construct 10K toilets this fiscal.Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has taken upon itself the task of constructing over 10000 toilets in impoverished schools this fis...
20 Aug, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
Sugarcane Breeding Institute develops new device for healthy sugarcane nurseryThe sett (seed material) treatment device was developed in collaboration with the Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering's regional ...
09 Apr, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
Centre seeks action plans from municipalities, ULBs on GangaPrakash Javadekar said that Ganga River improvement project is the first of the government’s project to clean and improve all the rivers in...
26 Mar, 2015, 05.55 AM IST
- Textile hub facing soil contamination danger: Study
Tiruppur's 6,250 textile-related industries employ thousands of people and has an annual revenue of over Rs 13,000 crore.
09 Dec, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
Fertilizer industry may get more gas supplies soon, says ministerThe fertilizer minister said the government is also going to constitute a task force shortly to formulate national fertilizer policy over t...
10 Aug, 2014, 05.18 PM IST
Uttarakhand’s action plan to minimize effects of climate changeThe plan was presented on Tuesday by the State Council for Climate Change to chief secretary Subhash Kumar.
25 Dec, 2013, 12.27 PM IST
- Foreign companies eye clean technology projects in India
Western companies are in the race for slice of the lucrative market for clean technologies such as renewable energy and water or soil treat...
25 Mar, 2011, 03.54 AM IST
- Solution to arsenic poisoning in India found
British scientists claim to have found a solution to the world's worst case of poisoning through exposure to arsenic in rice and water in e...
08 Sep, 2008, 07.19 AM IST
- Smoke screen: Singh offers sops to green technologies
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has shown concern for environmental issues and sustainable development in Budget '03-04. To support clean te...
04 Mar, 2003, 12.21 AM IST