'Contract farming and PPP can rev agricultural economy'

Industry, experts say investments and policy changes are needed

ICAR chases patents for pickle

The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented

How true is Horlicks ad hype on boiled milk?

Experts say advertisement is misleading

Cabinet approves setting up of National Investment Board

Is renamed Cabinet Committee on Investment and will be headed by prime minister

Bhushan Steel’s Odisha unit in the dock for illegal expansion

Stock market research firms turn blind eye to the unit’s environmental violations

Vapi tops list of critically polluted areas

Environmentalists call for re-imposing moratorium on industrial town in Gujarat

Words are biotic

Is it a coincidence that areas of linguistic plurality are also areas of biodiversity?

Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops

Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament

Kathmandu valley losing its ancient water wisdom

Restoring traditional water structures hold key to making the region water secure

Centre dilly dallies on Telangana

Hyderabad crippled as stir intensifies

China's per capita carbon emissions surpass EU's

India has one of four highest CO2 emissions in the world, says report

Sikkim earthquake was unusual for Himalaya

It occurred due to sliding, not thrust motion

Return of bird flu in India raises alarm

No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one

Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods

The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous

US challenges India's solar energy policy before WTO

'It is an attempt to browbeat India and further the interest of US solar companies'

New swine flu kit makes disease detection easier in India

Portable testing kit gives results within an hour

Experts' panel red flags power, mining projects in Western Ghats

Urges MoEF to reject Gundia hydro-electric project and Athirapally dam

Budget through the years post liberalisation

Run up to Budget 2012-13

Rural health, malnutrition get attention

Health sector overall allocated even less than what it received last year, say experts

Falling silicon prices shakes up solar manufacturing industry

What will prevail? Crystalline PV or thin-film

Common pastureland in Karnataka diverted for development: report

Environment group alleges state government approved move

Court stays works on Hyderabad Metro Rail corridor

Reprimands government for realigning the route without consulting the public

Chidambaram visits Bhopal on June 5

Gas disaster victims say they would like to present actual injuries, death reports

Investments in Indian renewable energy sector declining

Is it a temporary phase?