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NGT seeks UP’s reply over delay in demarcation of Hindon floodplain

In view of the delay, the tribunal thus directed the state government, “Hence, we require the State of UP to do the needful expeditiously and submit the action taken report at least one week before the next date of hearing (May 25, 2026).” (HT Archive)
Published on Mar 10, 2026 05:14 am IST

Haryana govt constitutes committees for 'Operation Dronagiri' to enhance geospatial solutions

Haryana govt constitutes committees for 'Operation Dronagiri' to enhance geospatial solutions
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:12 am IST

Illegal mining study: HC asks Punjab why it’s averse to roping in Survey of India

Punjab government had objected to roping in Survey of India. (HT File)
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 08:48 am IST

HC’s holistic development plan: Chandigarh told to clear stand by April 26

Giving time till April 26, the court asked UT’s counsel that the stand of the Chandigarh administration be placed before the court in an affidavit of the highest authority. (iStock)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 01:47 am IST

Women have more sex partners than men in most Indian states, finds NFHS survey

In almost 11 states and UTs, women have more sex partners than men. (Representational)
Published on Aug 19, 2022 07:53 pm IST

Women have more sex partners than men in 11 states/UTs: Survey

Women have more sex partners than men in 11 states/UTs: NFHS
Published on Aug 19, 2022 06:48 pm IST

Key indicators from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-21 factsheet

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The National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5), the fifth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state/Union Territory (UT).
Published on May 11, 2024 01:03 pm IST

Number Theory: How rich are India’s richest – and how poor are the rest?

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Official data suggests that the Gini coefficient of per adult household wealth in India fell from 0.718 in 2012 to 0.661 in 2018.
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 07:58 am IST

Web portals to offer geospatial data

The launch comes nearly six months after the government announced liberalisation of collection and dissemination of geospatial data.
Updated on Aug 18, 2021 05:02 am IST

Restoration of Uttarakhand’s 400-year-old Ganga temple begins

Chemical layering, filling, testing and cleaning work has been started on the Ganga temple by experts from Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 01, 2020 08:48 pm IST

Covid-19 war rooms: Officials tap ‘Survey of India’ to plan responses better

Key questions about Covid-19 that can be answered by the map.
Updated on Apr 14, 2020 12:44 pm IST

Residents vow to fight HC order on demolitions in Sukhna catchment area

Residents of areas that face demolitions following the Punjab and Haryana high court’s order attending a meeting in Kansal on Sunday. Around 2,000 families are expected to be affected in Kansal alone.
Published on Mar 09, 2020 12:03 am IST

Sukhna Lake is a living entity with rights: HC

The court observed that Sukhna Lake is required to be declared as a legal entity for its survival, preservation and conservation.
Published on Mar 03, 2020 12:32 am IST

Why Donald Trump’s 6.4 tonne car ‘Beast’ is making Agra admin jittery

Local officials are evaluating whether US president’s armoured limousine can cross a particular bridge in Agra on way to the Taj. The bridge has been unsuitable for heavy vehicles.
Updated on Feb 20, 2020 11:48 am IST

Machines that printed first copies of the Constitution sold as scrap

The Monarch model of the printing machine that printed the first thousand copies of the Constitution of India
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 04:43 pm IST

Centre revises India map, shows Amaravati as Andhra capital

The Survey of India released the redrawn political map of India earlier this month, depicting the newly formed Union Territories of Kashmir and Ladakh. The map mentioned Hyderabad as the administrative capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Updated on Nov 22, 2019 11:41 pm IST

A 3D map of India likely in two years

The Survey of India is working on digitally mapping the country over the next two years.(Photo by Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 06:10 am IST

Mughal harem building in Red Fort restored, opened

The museum has been shifted to another building and will open for public viewing before October-end.
Updated on Sept 11, 2019 04:39 am IST

Delhi government may soon begin research for UNESCO World Heritage City status bid

AG Krishna Menon, chief consultant at INTACH, said, “In 2015, when Delhi’s name was proposed, there was no precedent of a part of the city being nominated.
Updated on Sept 05, 2019 07:00 am IST

Now, pay more if you spend over 3 hours at Taj Mahal

Tourists are dismayed by the new rules, asserting that it would cost heavily on tourism.
Updated on Jun 12, 2019 01:21 pm IST

Two necropolises in Mizoram, UP to get protected status

The proposal for protected site status for the Champhai sites has been put forward by the ASI Aizawl circle, which has termed the findings “important cultural remains of pre-British era Mizoram”.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 09:47 am IST

First aquatic census finds 1,150 dolphins in Bihar

During survey, 300 dolphins were found in the Ganges from Buxar to Mokama, 700 in the Ganges from Mokama to Manihari, 100 in the Gandak river and 50 in the Ghaghara river.
Updated on Feb 19, 2019 03:18 pm IST

Police seek experts’ help to find body of US man killed by Andaman tribe

American adventurer John Allen Chau, right, stands for a photograph with Founder of Ubuntu Football Academy Casey Prince, 39, in Cape Town, South Africa. Officials said they were working with anthropologists to recover the body.
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 08:26 am IST

Lucknow: Now, ‘water gateway’ to Chattar Manzil unearthed

The ‘cylindrical structure’(centre) had been lying buried for years, said officials.
Updated on Nov 20, 2018 03:09 pm IST

Tourism dept to frame guidelines for the adoption of heritage sites

Gartang Gali border trade route in Nelong Valley in Chamoli district.
Published on Aug 11, 2018 09:58 pm IST

Lucknow: Rain takes a toll on heritage structures

A part of the Chhota Imambada gate collapsed on Monday.
Published on Aug 07, 2018 01:57 pm IST

In nod to climate change, govt amends coastal rules to include hazard line

Experts said the hazard line should have been drawn when the CRZ notification was promulgated in 2011.
Updated on Jul 17, 2018 11:16 am IST

Foreign tourist injured in monkey attack at Taj Mahal

Injured tourist being attended to at the Taz.
Published on May 23, 2018 01:06 pm IST

Why the Supreme Court is angry with the ASI

While it is easy to fault the ASI, a big part of the blame must go to the ministry of culture, which oversees it. Along with the ASI,it must also answer for failing in its duty to maintain the heritage sites better.
Updated on May 11, 2018 12:18 pm IST