Here is another example of outburst of public on authorities who take them for ride. Come on Guys, Lets tell them (Politicians included) they are public servants and not public's masters.

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“Mumbai at number 7 and Delhi at number 24 in the list of world’s dirtiest cities” Forbes magazine stated.

Recently four of the Indians are included in top 10 world billionaires by Forbes and now the same magazine is also giving place to the Indian cities in world’s dirtiest cities list. Although it is true that Wealth is quantifiable and can be estimated properly. But city’s cleanliness and hygiene is another matter and there is not any accurate unit available to measure them.

25 Lakh people displaced, 10,000 village affected, Over 100 people dead - Bihar floods were rightfully declared as a "National Calamity". With rescue operations in full swing, the CM of Bihar - Mr. Nitish Kumar has assured that within the next 2-3 days more than 15 lakh displaced people will be brought to safer places. How the government machinery can do this is still a question, the answers to which are not itself with the government.?

Global warming and climate change is looked at in this section of the global issues web site. Introduced are some of the effects of climate change. In addition, this section attempts to provide insights into what governments, companies, international institutions, and other organizations are attempting to do about this issue, as well as the challenges they face. Some of the major conferences in recent years are also discussed.

Want a plastic shopping bag? Pay for it. That's what shoppers were told at cash counters of supermarkets, department stores and groceries across the country Sunday.

Following a government order aimed at reducing pollution, retailers stopped giving free plastic shopping bags from Sunday

Plastic shopping bags undoubtedly make shopping convenient, but they also harm the environment.

According to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), at least 1,300 tons of oil is needed to make the bags given out by supermarkets alone every day.

Fourteen tiger cubs have been spotted in a reserve in north-western India, forestry officials say.

The sightings are a rare piece of good news in the fight to halt the steep decline in tiger numbers in India.

Forestry officials in Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan say the cubs are from several mothers and have been seen regularly in recent months.

Ranthambore had just 32 tigers at the last count. India is thought to have 1,500 tigers, half the world's total.