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New Delhi: The Drought Manual of india was released today which is expected to prove an effective practical guideline for administrators, experts and civil society in implementing drought mitigation and relief measures and for alleviating distress of the drought affected people.

New Delhi: The eleventh Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held in October 2012 in New Delhi. This would mark the twentieth anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit and will be called 'Rio + 20' CBD Conference.

New Delhi: The government has recently taken a decision to lead by example by having all new central government and PSU buildings to meet requirements of at least three star rating under GRIHA, though efforts would be made to achieve four star requirements wherever site conditions permit.

New Delhi: Ram Madhav, Member, Central Executive of the Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangha has said in a press statement that RSS is not against a Separate Telengana state.

Thiruvananthapuram: Nobel Laureate, Dr John Cromwell Mather today rejected the doomsday threat in 2012 as having no scientific evidence. He said that an infrared-optimised James Webb space telescope will be launched by 2014 to study the origin of the Universe and explore its mystery. This project will supported by NASA, European space agency and Canadian space research organisation at an estimated investment of 1000 million Euros

Though the ritual is on the wane, it is still customary for many to make New Year Resolutions to mark the dawn of a new year. Punjab's Akali-BJP government has also done this by resolving to undertake ambitious projects and promising expeditious implementation of the ongoing development schemes during 2010. It has also claimed that “Never in the history of post-Independence has the state seen such path-breaking and ambitious development activity” as it has in the Akali-BJP coalition government's rule.

LUCKNOW: With Nitin Gadkari taking over as BJP president, the party has stepped up efforts to revive its fortunes in Uttar Pradesh. However, it is going to be a tough task given the low morale of party leaders and workers and the sharp infighting among senior leaders.

New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 470 cases during November 2009 referred to it for advice. The Commission advised initiations of major penalty proceedings against 69 officers. Of these, 16 were from public sector banks, 13 from M/o Railways, 11 from Northern Coalfields Ltd., 4 from Steel Authority of India Ltd., 3 each from Mazagon Dock Ltd. & EPFO, 2 each from Central Board of Excise and Customs, DDA, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Deptt. of Suppy. The remaining 11 cases pertained to different departments of the Government of India and PSUs.

Thiruvananthapuram: India is planning to develop a suitable science, technology and innovation policy framework to encourage innovations.