Pollution approvals to be time-bound
Entrepreneurs can heave a sigh of relief as AP Pollution Control Board is all set to take a final call on online applications for Consent of Establishment and Consent for Operation to make it “time
Navy plans to replace Chetak with light copters
In order to replace its ageing fleet of Chetak and Cheetah helicopters, the Indian Navy has put in a request for 56 Light Utility Helicopters. The Chetak and Cheetah helicopters manufactured by the go
Smuggling: Customs book 94 cases in city
Despite stringent security checks, attempts to smuggle goods continue unabated. The Customs department has registered 94 such cases pertaining to violation of Customs Act, 1962, since April 2011 at
All hiss, no bang: Nag fails big test
Nag, the “fire and forget” third generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, failed to impress the Army during its trials held in Rajasthan. Whi
All hiss, no bang: Nag fails user test
Nag, the third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) working on the fire-and-forget principle, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has failed in its user trials
Rao-Saraswat link still a big mystery
Mystery still shrouds the association between the director general of DRDO V.K. Saraswat, and the CR Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science (AIMSCS) at University of Hyde
DRDO slams ‘faulty’ audit process
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has gone on the defensive about the much talked about report of an internal audit by the finance wing of the ministry of defence, and has alleged that
Plastic bottles escape pollution laws
While bottles of mineral water are increasingly becoming a major cause of pollution, not much is being done about it. A reason for this is that the entire focus of Plastic Waste (Management and Handl
Rakhi waited for Olympic medal
As relatives, friends, acquaintances and fans danced to dhol beats, Reena, the sister of Olympic silver medalist Subedar Vijay Kumar, was waiting patiently for some private moments with her brother. R
Dairy farms told to check effluents
You don’t associate the dairy industry with pollution. Yet, in the process of generating one kilo litre of milk, a dairy farm ends up generating three kilo litre of effluents! An official of the Andh