The authorities have woken up to the dangers of climate change and global warming. Efforts are being made to find ways to mitigate their effects. But a lot more has to be done, and fast.
The next five years are going to be crucial, experts say. The new forest minister of the state will have to get cracking right from the word go as his tenure is going to be full of challenges.
Maharana Pratapaancha Rajvansh- A Marathi Book -Published in Feb 08 done a good job of providing authentic history and of clearing, baseless assumptins about Akbar and Maharana Pratap.Commendable job praised by history-lovers. A must be read for tourists to rajasthan.Covers span of 1000 years , starting from Bappa Raval to Rana Bhimsing (1818) till surrender to British rule. One would have never
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महाराणा प्रताप अत्यंत सुविद्य, सुसंस्कृत आणि श्रद्धावान होता. त्याने संस्कृत भाषेला पुष्कळ उत्तेजन दिले. त्याच्या काळात निर्माण झालेल्या ग्रंथांची हस्तलिखिते आजही उपलब्ध आहेत. मेवाडी चित्रकलेने प्रतापच्या कारकिर्दीतच झेप घेतली. राजधानी चावंडमधील चित्रांतून याची साक्ष मिळते. प्रतापने श्रीमद्भागवत या पुराणग्रंथातील काही प्रसंगांवर आधारित, तयार करवून घेतलेली काही चित्रे उपलब्ध आहेत. ही चित्रे सिलहाउ
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In a bizarre proposal, the DB Marg police have suggested that the entire Girgaum chowpatty coastline be fenced to prevent another 26/11 type attack. The proposal,tabled before a high court-appointed committee on Thursday suggested covering the 1.2-km stretch of the Chowpatty with wire ropes. We get regular security alerts.
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माझं मत थोडं जहाल, अतिरेकी वाटू शकतं पण इलाज नाही. जे वाटतंय ते प्रतिक्रिया म्हणून लिहीत आहे.
इस्लाम धर्माची व्याख्या इस्लामचे पूजक असणा-या ९९% लोकांना माहितच नाहिये असं मला वाटतं. आजपर्यंत मी एकही मुसलमान असा पाहिलेला नाही, ज्याच्या संभाषणाची गाडी ’जनरल’ मुद्यांचा ट्रॅक सोडून ’इस्लाम’च्या ट्रॅकवर जाते. मी मुस्लिमद्वेष्टी नाही मात्र मुस्लिम धर्मगुरू ज्या प्रकारे धर्माचा अर्थ समजावून सांगतात आण
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After several months of talks and various court cases, Mumbaikars can finally buy electricity from Tata Power instead of Reliance Infrastructure.
Recently, Tata granted a connection to R P Abrol, 66, their first-ever power consumer in Malad. Abrol believes that his bill will now reduce by at le
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At last, BEST bus passengers will be able to enjoy the ride on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, the city's newest landmark, with the undertaking deciding to run a few buses on the 4.7km bridge. The deadlock between the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), which owns the sea link, and BEST was broken with the undertaking agreeing to pay a monthly toll of Rs3,000 per bus to the former.
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City girl Swapnali Yadav is not nicknamed 'Little Mermaid' without a reason. On October 18, the Andheri girl, who will turn 11 next month, became the youngest ever in swimming history to complete the 10km Bermuda Round the Sound Open Swimathon in the Atlantic Ocean. Swapnali completed the 10 km distance in 3 hours 52 minutes and 21 seconds to become the first Indian
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MNS party workers have put up a hoarding at Parel bridge that reads 'Sinhacha jabdyat ghalun haath, mojin dath hi jaat Marathyachi' which when translated means, "The true Maratha is the one who can put his hand in the lion's mouth and count its teeth."
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Sachin Tendulkar's wait to reach the 17,000-run mark in One-dayers continued on Monday as he missed the milestone by just seven runs after getting dismissed for 40 in the fourth ODI against Australia.
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MNS chief Raj Thackeray fired a fresh salvo on Monday when he demanded that all 288 newly elected legislators take their oaths in Marathi or face the "MNS music''. "If anyone dares not to take the oath in Marathi, you will see what my MLAs can do. They will create a ruckus in the house,'' he warned while addressing the media at MIG Club, Bandra (East). The MNS has 13 MLAs, six from Mumbai.
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Living life on the edge, scrambling for a toehold on trains, snaking one’s way through traffic snarls, fighting to find a roof over one’s head all combine to make Mumbai the city that never sleeps — and Mumbaikars the people who die younger than the rest of the country.
A study has found that the average Mumbaikar is likely to die at least seven years before other Indians and about 12 years b
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सुझलॉनचे वारे सरकले कच्छला!
2 Nov 2009, 0127 hrs IST
सुझलॉन एनजीर् प्रा. लि.या पवनऊर्जा निर्मिती क्षेत्रातील आघाडीच्या कंपनीने ७५० मेगावॉट वीज निर्मितीच्या विस्तारीत प्रकल्पासाठी धुळे जिल्ह्याऐवजी गुजरातमधील कच्छ परिसरातील जाखाऊ डोंगररांगांची निवड केल्यामुळे जिल्ह्यातील उद्योगप्रेमींना धक्का बसला आहे.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wants to collect a range of historic coins and currency notes belonging to the ancient, medieval and pre-colonial periods for its monetary museum.
Lack of coins from the ancient dynasties of Saatwahanas, Mauryas, Samudragupta, Ashoka, Chalukya, Pandavas, Greeks and Romans, the mediaeval dynasties of Vijayanagar, Bahamani, Cholas, Mughals and Marathas a
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