Half of the world’s richest biodiversity zones unprotected: UN study

Fast progress needed on targets for protected areas especially marine areas, it adds

Hazaribagh villages up against Reliance Power

Maha-panchayat resolves not to allow its coal mining project in Jharkhand

Are our budgets participatory?

Legislative scrutiny of budget in India compares with that of Afghanistan and Rwanda

Bad for people, bad for environment

A new study by Centre for Science and Environment slams system of green clearances

Environment ministry creates a record in forestland diversion

A new study by Centre for Science and Environment slams system of green clearances

Scientists get legal notice for highlighting health hazards of endosulfan

Excel Crop Care asks them to withdraw report, apologise publicly by July 28

Antibiotic resistance: A new dose

How the world is gearing up to fight antibiotic resistance

Assam budget announces measures for small tea growers

Retains VAT rate on auction sale of tea, proposes policy to maintain quality of produce

101 suicides in two months; is Marathwada the new Vidarbha?

Most suicides among orchard farmers, say observers

Dalit-adivasi agenda for inclusion of SC, ST rights in election manifestos

Kerala launches an on-line campaign on dalit and adivasi concerns

Delhi’s dream of clean air goes up in smoke

After extensive lobbying, two-finger test finally removed from proforma for medical examination of rape victims

Uniform protocol and further research in forensic medicine required

Chidambaram leaves Bhopal gas disaster survivors disappointed

Survivors' organisations demand corrections in curative petition

The myth of green building

Alcohol brands now targeting women and youth, says report

Expresses concern over alcohol brands being advertised in violation of rules

El Nino may disrupt monsoons

Weather conditions that promote El Nino persistent, says Met department; drought feared

Rising trend

Poor and the young are new victims of hypertension

95 farm suicides in a month in Andhra Pradesh

State authorities hide actual number of deaths

'Contract farming and PPP can rev agricultural economy'

Industry, experts say investments and policy changes are needed

So that we can breathe easy

Lychee, a probable reason for acute encephalitis syndrome

Viral agents of dengue and measles could also be responsible

Will disability rights bill get passed by Parliament this session?

Activists divided over provisions of the bill

Makers of cosmetics deny presence of heavy metals in products

CSE says industry is taking advantage of regulatory loopholes

Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome

Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy

CSE volunteer barred from filming public hearing for Ultratech cement plant

He was detained and his cassette was snatched away at company's behest