Goyal vows to make discom stress a 'thing of past'

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 13:35

The Centre is working in collaboration with states to find out a permanent solution to make stress of discoms a "thing of the past", Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said here Tuesday.

Over 800 farmers committed suicides this year: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 16:46

More than 800 farmers have committed suicides this year due to agrarian distress, with maximum cases reported from Maharashtra, Parliament was informed Friday.

`Nirbhaya` device to help people in distress

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 14:52

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre at Mumbai has developed a personal distress signalling device `Nirbhaya` that will send SOS messages to police besides near and dear ones during any emergency faced by its user.

Distress migration from rural areas has gone down:

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 19:59

Distress migration from rural areas has gone down due to implementation of the Centre`s ambitious rural job scheme, according to CAG.

Bihar to set up dedicated helpline to serve women in distress

Last Updated: Sunday, January 13, 2013, 12:14

In the backdrop of the Delhi gang-rape incident, Bihar government is setting up a dedicated helpline to serve women in distress.

Website launched for women in distress

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 17:33

In a bid to make police more approachable, the Special Police Unit Women and Children (SPUWC) launched its official website.

Satellites to track down people in distress

Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 09:51

Israeli scientists are developing miniature satellites that can identify people in distress.

Distress follows excessive self-praise

Last Updated: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 17:40

People who boost their self-esteem by rating their performance as much higher than it actually is could end up feeling dejected instead.

Distress alert system for fishermen

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 20:42

As part of its measures to boost coastal security, the Coast Guard on Monday distributed the Distress Alert Transmission System (DATS) to the fishermen in the region.

Katrina still needs Salman in times of distress!

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 18:18

Katrina Kaif might have spent close to eight years in the industry, but the actress still needs to work her way from problems she lands herself into. Recently, she was charged by an institutional body for non compliance regarding a certain system of work among artists in Bollywood, when Salman Khan intervened much to the relief of our dame in distress.

Andaman fishermen get distress alert transmitters

Last Updated: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 13:01

The distress alert transmitter is a state of art life saving device developed by ISRO for the safety of fishermen at sea.

Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress

Last Updated: Friday, February 25, 2011, 11:51

The women`s studies centre in Jamia Millia Islamia has broken new ground by reaching out to distressed and deprived women on the capital`s fringes as part of its study module.