Meghalaya suspends rat-hole coal mining
State government yet to finalise a policy for scientific and regulated mining in Jaintia hills and elsewhere
Grim news on jobs front for women
About nine million women went out of the job market in the rural areas between 2009-10 and 2011-12, a grim facet of the employment crisis in …
Groundwater contamination around Union Carbide factory is now officially confirmed
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research says the contaminant levels are not a public health concern because drinking water is supplied by …
Tuberculosis control in India: towards universal access
Revised TB control programme needs to evolve an inclusive business model to engage the Indian private sector to ensure better quality of TB care
Manual scavengers: Existing in the shade
Several government departments continue to maintain silence on plight of manual scavengers, despite an array of schemes for them
What delayed launch of phase IV of AIDS control programme?
Activists say Supreme Court decision criminalising gay sex under Section 377 of IPC may be a reason
Union Budget: challenges of public provisioning in India
Will the first budget of the 12th Five-Year Plan make a serious effort to plug loopholes in revenue collection and increase spending on social …
ADB’s flawed water programme promotes scarcity
As the annual meet of the board of governors of Asian Development Bank gets under way near Delhi, a critique of the bank’s approach to …
Taxation and inequality: expectations from Union Budget 2013-14
It is imperative that the forthcoming Budget recognises that fair taxation policies are at the core of addressing inequality in the country
Chinese suplex
As China plays smart games in the business of rare earths, India braces itself to enter the fray
Grassroot environmentalists
Auto Expo 2012 makes a green statement
Who leads the intimate dance of El Nino with the Indian monsoon?
Not all droughts over India are explained by El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Robotic surgeries to get cheaper [video special]
A patient has to usually shell out around Rs 50,000 more for a robot-assisted surgery
El Nino, La Nina and the Indian sub-continent
India poised to surpass China's population
World population to touch 9.6 billion by 2050
Cabinet gives nod to new telecom policy
The policy proposes to delink spectrum from license
GIZ terminates offer to dispose of Bhopal waste
Development follows information regarding GIZ proposal getting leaked in German media
Kerala woos global investors to set up shop in eco-sensitive areas
It's an invitation to grab land, allege activists and opposition members
Gold’s toxic legacy
Mines release arsenic, contaminate water and soil
Bhopal gas tragedy: Dow Chemical may finally be held accountable
Madhya Pradesh High Court lifts stay that prevented company from being summoned
Strong evidence to link RF radiations to various health disorders: Bioinitiative Report
Earlier report of 2007 had dwelt mainly on carcinogenicity of such radiations
MoEF to do away with environmental clearance for mining minor minerals in areas less than 5 ha
Jayanthi Natarajan asks officials to take stock in various states
May of 2012 second warmest since 1880: US agency
Report hints at global warming as the cause