Aligarh (India): Anna Hazare's campaign may appear to be something new and innovative in the modern context, but corruption by politicians engaged the attention of the civil society a thousand years ago also, compelling the leaders to inscribe well-defined procedures and penalties for those who swindled public money or indulged in improprieties, says a historian from Aligarh Muslim University, Dr. S Chandni Bi, who has specialized in epigraphy, the study of inscriptions.

Agra (India): Meet Shivam Bansal, age 12 years and a Student of Class VII, DPS School, Agra and you will find a multi-faceted boy who can very well be described as a Tech-Wiz kid.

To, Dr. Manmohan Singh Honorable, Prime Minister of India Room No.148 B, South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi-110 011 (India) Honorable Prime Minister, The Prime Minister's council on Climate Change announced in 2008 the need for India to formulate a National Action Plan on Climate Change. The core of this Plan comprises eight National Missions. The implementation of the Plan would depend on 'institutional mechanisms suited for effective delivery of each individual Mission's objective and include public - private partnership and civil society actions'. As a part of this initiative, the Ministry of Environment asked all State Governments to prepare State-level action plans.

Agra (India): Reacting sharply to Supreme Court's rebuke of the state and central government agencies on the Taj security, noted Mughal period historian Prof R. Nath expressed dismay and disgust at the way issues were being deliberately fudged and confused by the Archaeological Survey of India in presenting the "half-truths and not the real truth." This callous approach can only lead to further deterioration of the general ambience around the 17th century marble wonder, Nath told Agratoday.in.

Agra (India): Environmentalists marched with banners and posters to demand complete ban on use of polythene which was choking drains and proving a major health hazard in the Taj city.

Agra (India): Traffic chaos on the roads is hitting tourism in Agra. This is the unanimous verdict of travel agents, hoteliers and guides in the city with three world heritage monuments and numerous Mughal structures.