-The Hindu Around 3,000 cycles will be stationed at 200 places and can be accessed with smart card system Chennai: In nine months, if the Chennai Corporation keeps the promise it made to residents, parts of the city may be completely navigable by bicycle. At least, many portions of the city will be connected in an economical way. A total of 3,000 modern bicycles will be stationed at 200 places. Users can have...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 1748
Heat islands pose serious threat to Delhiites' health -Jayashree Nandi
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Localized air pollution, posing an environmental and health challenge, has been linked to the presence of 'heat islands' in Delhi - pockets which are significantly warmer than their surroundings. A study of these localized 'hot spots', compiled after a controversy over a Delhi versus Beijing pollution scare, revealed that vehicular congestion in conjunction with highly built-up areas is creating worrying levels of pollution, affecting a significant...
More »The next farm challenge
-The Hindu Business Line One sector in which the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) can claim some success during its 10 years in power is agriculture. Between 2003-04 and 2013-14, India's foodgrain output rose from 213.19 million tonnes (mt) to 263.20 mt. Production of pulses and oilseeds has also gone up from under 15 and 25 mt to nearly 20 and 33 mt respectively, after registering near stagnation in the previous decade....
More »'329 Habitations Provided Road Connectivity Under PMGSY'
-Outlook Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government said 329 new habitations have been provided road connectivity in the state under Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). "134 schemes, constructing 695 kms road length, covering 329 habitations have been completed under PMGSY till date," Minister for Roads and Buildings and Mechanical Engineering Abdul Majid Wani said while replying to the discussion on the demand of grants for his department in Legislative Assembly last evening. He...
More »Spending on subsidies surged, education and health lagged during 10 years of UPA -Sidhartha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: When finance minister P Chidambaram presents his first interim budget on Monday, he is expected to devote a significant chunk of his speech - which may be between 12 and 18 pages - to UPA government's spending on social sector schemes, especially health, education and rural development. But what is probably going to slip through is the fact that these sectors actually witnessed a comparatively...
More »
