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New Delhi: In view of the political instability that has taken over Jharkhand following the withdrawal of support by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha legislators from Madhu Koda government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has planned to putt off much-awaited expansion-cum-reshuffle of his Cabinet.

New Delhi: With the Union Home Ministry failing to control ongoing violence in Jammu over the issue of transfer of land to Amarnath Yatra Shrine Board, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has virtually taken charge of the situation and monitoring the developments on daily basis.

The Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are the key to overcome the resource gaps in urban infrastructure said the Union Minister for Urban Development Shri S. Jaipal Reddy in Hyderabad today.

Secondary Education occupies a crucial stage in the educational hierarchy as it prepares the students for higher education and also to face the challenges of life at large. Besides moulding the personality traits, this stage of education also enhances individual level of productivity.

Village communities in the Indian sub-continent have been self-governing over the centuries. The earlier councils or assemblies called Sabhas had a position of considerable authority and slowly they assumed the form of the Panchayats. These Panchayats became the pivot of administration and the principal forum for the dispensation of justice and resolution of local disputes.

Economic Outlook for 2008-09, released by the Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, suggests a steep fall in the economic growth of India. Growth in agriculture might reduce to more than half the rate of the previous year.

The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and GTZ, a German company, have signed an Indo-Germean technical co-operation today.

There are 4050 existing large dams in the country and in addition 475 large dams are under construction. About 60 per cent of these dams are more than 20 years old. Appropriate measures for the maintenance of such instructors are critical for their safety.

A secret document accidentally posted on the internet reveals plans to build a series of massive hydroelectric dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, submerging the homes of at least a thousand Penan, Kelabit and Kenyah tribal people, says a press relese of the Survival International.

The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) of the Sub-Mission on urban infrastructure and governance in India, under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), has sanctioned more projects for Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.