More funds for 9 states for improving literacy rate

Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 10:13

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and six other states having literacy levels less than the national average will get enhanced Central share.

Record US poverty rate holds at 15% as inequality grows

Last Updated: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 10:59

About 46 million Americans lived in poverty last year, accounting for 15 percent of the population, the US census bureau announced Wednesday.

Number of long-billed vultures rises in Gujarat: Census

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 23:42

The fourth vulture census conducted in Gujarat shows 36.2 per cent rise in the population of the critically endangered long-billed species between 2010-12.

Advanced genetic tools used for rhino census in Gorumara

Last Updated: Friday, August 24, 2012, 17:09

Advanced genetic tools have been used for the first time to conduct a census of Greater One-Horned Rhinos in the Gorumara National Park in West Bengal.

Female foeticide: Death before birth

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 13:19

Recently, incidences of female foeticide were reported from Beed district in Maharashtra.

Include DNTs in caste census: NAC to government

Last Updated: Monday, May 28, 2012, 22:18

National Advisory Council has asked the government to bring nomadic tribes to the mainstream.

Elephant census from June 1

Last Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012, 12:33

Several counting units comprising forest guards and others will spread out in the forest areas for the three-day synchronized elephant census beginning on June 1.

121 vultures found during census

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 19:29

A three-day census in the North Division of Nilgiris District revealed the presence of 121 endangered vulture species, a senior forest department official said today.

Delhi`s sex ratio skewed in high-end areas

Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2012, 21:17

Delhi has recorded a slight increase in sex ratio from 821 in 2001 to 866 in 2011 but a close look at statistics shows that it is most skewed in VVIP areas.

National capital suffers from accommodation crunch: Govt data

Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2012, 17:57

According to 'Houselisting and Housing Census 2011' for Delhi released today, six to eight members live under one roof in 25.6 percent of 33,40,538 households in the city while six percent of the houses (around two lakh) have more than nine people living in a single dwelling.

Tiger count in AP over 100, says Forest Department

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 19:27

The number of tigers in Andhra Pradesh could be over 100 and their habitat is expanding, facilitating the growth of the big cats, a top Forest Department official said today.

70 percent families in MP defecate in open: Census

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 15:05

According to the Census 2011 data on houses, household amenities and assets of Madhya Pradesh, more than 70% families in the central state defecate in open even as the number of mobile/telephone users has gone up by 920%.