Kudankulam plant can withstand Fukushima-like disaster: Centre to SC
Court says it will not allow the plant to function if safety conditions are not met
Policy draft backs new vaccines
Health experts say new vaccines not essential enough to be in the national programme
Drug trials in India killed 2,031 persons
Only 22 compensated in four years, admits drugs controller during RTI hearing
Harmful combo drugs flood market
Irrational drug combos flood market; regulator does little to remove them
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board revises its consent order to Kudankulam plant
Madras High Court had questioned the heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge
High court questions permission to make Kudankulam plant operational
Judgement in related case on nuclear safety is likely on August 29
Wind loses speed
Sector shows poor performance; government says it is a short-term phenomenon
Leprosy returns
Public health experts blame it on government complacency
Illogical formula
Lopsided drug trial compensation plan marginalises the unemployed and homemakers
Supreme Court lashes out at Centre and Madhya Pradesh for lax attitude towards unethical drug trials
Gives eight more weeks to file their responses
Trick or treat?
Countries approach communities to say yes to nuclear disposal site near them
A looming biomess
Industry, government blame each other for green sector’s fall
Carbon credit policy for telecom sector
Government asks service providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Nations endorse nuclear safety plan
India stands firm on the need of nuclear expansion as a clean energy source for future
Toxic waste spill in Vapi: waste mangement company served show cause notice
Even after four days around 50 per cent of the toxic sludge remains to be lifted
Licence revived, production halted
Government-run vaccine units fail to resume supply for immunisation programme
Solar mission’s new priority: off-grid and grid-connected rooftop solar power
3,000 MW of solar energy to be added in second phase of national solar mission
Make unethical drug trials a punishable offence, say experts
Current laws do not fix penalty if such practices are found
'Indian nuke power plants safe'
Nucear safety panel recommends additional design provisions
Four leopards killed every week in India: WWF
Report warns that the endangered cat may reach near extinction as happened with tiger
EU aviation emissions tax: Indian airlines face fine of €30,000
Chinese carriers may be fined €2.4 million for not complying with rules
No to natural sweetener
Nature’s zero-calorie sweetener—stevia—kept out of Indian market
Tigers on the prowl
Tigers have killed 16 people across the country in the past two months
Solar trick
A number of solar mission projects operational only on paper
India, Japan pitch for carbon credits from nuclear energy
Non-profits irked. Say lessons not learnt from Fukushima