(2002 est. pop. 617,000). Raipur is the capital of the new state of Chhattisgarh, created in 2000 from territory formerly in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The city, which is also the headquarters of the Raipur district, was founded in the fourteenth...

Coordinates: 21°14′N 81°38′E / 21.23, 81.63 Raipur pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: रायपुर) is the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The population is 700,113(agglomeration) 2006. Raipur is the 55th largest...

The study aims to examine the production and marketing of milk in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. A multistage random sample technique was used to select the district, block, village and dairy units. Out of fourteen blocks of Raipur district two blocks, namely, Dharsiwa and...

Sir, Heterosexual intercourse is the dominant mode of HIV transmission in most parts of the world. Commercial sex workers (CSWs) are associated with high incidence of STDs. HIV seroprevalence in CSWs in Mumbai had crossed 69% in 1995.[1 ] HIV and hepatitis B...

An hours-long battle between police and Maoist rebels armed with machine guns and mortars ended with the deaths of 25 rebels and 24 police, authorities said Wednesday.The rebels ambushed more than 100 policemen and the gunbattle lasted more than five hours in Dantewada district of...