Hyderabad, Nov 25 : Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has developed an innovative spinning wheel, which apart from spinning yarn also generates electricity sufficient to energize rural homes for 7-8 hours.
Mahatma Gandhi promoted Charkha (the spinning wheel) during freedom struggle as a symbol of self-reliance and source of income for the rural population.
It is after more than six decades of independence that the KVIC thought of the dual use of the spinning wheel.
It was acute electricity shortage in Indian villages that inspired the making of e-charkha (spinning wheel).
Keeping in view the recent terror strikes in the country’s financial capital, police has decided to provide special security at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), venue for the four-day `Internet Governance Forum' (IGF) 2008 event. 
New Delhi/Hyderabad/Karnataka, Dec 2 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav demanded Kerala Chief Minister V. S Achuthanandan’s resignation here today.
Hyderabad, Nov 22 : The famous Salarjung museum in Hyderabad that has an exquisite collection of priceless articles like ivory and marble sculptures is facing the brunt of increasing pollution and authorities fear that the antique pieces would soon loose their sheen.
informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it has bagged three orders worth Rs 937 crore in water business, during September and October 2008 in Delhi and Andhra Pradesh.
