Over 7,000 firms registered with govt in August

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 19:52

More than 7,000 new companies, including central and state level enterprises, got registered in August, with the government.

SSC test paper leak: 3 masterminds sent to CBI custody

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 21:11

The three alleged masterminds, including a Delhi Police sub-inspector, behind leaking the examination papers of the Staff Selection Commission`s Combined Combined Graduate Level Examination, were today sent in CBI custody by a Delhi court.

'Entry, junior level hiring to fall in coming months'

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 14:04

Entry and junior level hiring are likely to witness a decline in the second half of this fiscal as employers are looking to hire "productive workforce", according to a report by TeamLease Services.

Sikkim records steepest fall in poverty level

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 11:34

Sikkim has recorded steepest fall in poverty level in the country on account of increase in per capita consumption and the proportion of the poor living below poverty line in the urban area is lowest among all states.

Water level at 109.71 feet in TN

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 10:32

The water level in the Mettur dam on Monday morning stood at 109.71 feet against the full level of 120 feet.

Water level of rivers in Arunachal fall, 2 districts cut off

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 13:37

With improvement in the weather, the water level of major rivers in Eastern Arunachal showed a receding trend even as West and Upper Siang districts in the state remained cut off due to massive landslides triggered by torrential rain.

Global warming raising heat risk to record levels

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 23:23

A new study has revealed that global warming has increased risk of heat rising to record levels.

Japan raises severity rating of Fukushima water leak to Level 3

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 12:08

Japan`s nuclear regulator said on Wednesday it has officially raised the severity rating of the latest radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to Level 3.

Melting glaciers likely to have `minor` role in future sea-level rise

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 14:55

A new study has suggested that melt-water that trickles down through the ice is likely to have a minor role in sea-level rise compared with other effects like iceberg production and surface melt.

48 killed in mishaps at unmanned level crossings in 2012-13

Last Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 16:31

Forty eight people lost their lives in accidents at unmanned level crossings during 2012-13, Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.

India Inc's confidence decline in Apr-Jun: Survey

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 13:30

Corporate India's confidence level dropped further in April-June quarter due to rising interest rates and weak demand, among others, a survey said.

Ice melt from icebergs to have massive impact on sea level rise

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:49

Stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, which could worsen sea level rise, according to new findings.