Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO

Africa represents a key bloc within the WTO and accounts for nearly 27 per cent of membership and 35 per cent of members from developing countries

Five Delhi hospitals to pay Rs 202 crore for defaulting on EWS services

More hospitals are expected to be penalised for failing to provide free treatment to patients from economically weaker sections

Injected polio vaccine in addition to oral drops improves immunity, says study

Indian doctors warn it may be a move to bring in more expensive IPV

ILO push to stop discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS at work place

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National AIDS Control …

Nepal faces one of the biggest bird-flu outbreaks

Kathmandu, Pokhra worst affected; repeat outbreak in a span of two weeks worries authorities

World lost 8 per cent of its forests in past 14 years: study

UN plans to restore 150 degraded forests by 2020

Heat wave grips Kolkata; mercury touches decade's highest for April

Three people succumb to heat; norwesters give south Bengal a miss

Western Vidarbha reduces use of synthetic fertilisers

No corresponding drop in agricultural production

WHO should take a holistic view

Though the global health organisation talks about chemical residues in food, it has not put special emphasis on pesticides. It is also silent on …

After Gujarat, more states to harness solar power from canal-top

Haryana, Odisha explore possible sites

24,000 Bihar self help groups exist only on paper

State government initiates verification drive and revival of credible SHGs for implementing Centre's Ajeevika scheme

Healthy local menu for moms-to-be in Bihar

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme starts new initiative to fight malnutrition

Bailable warrant against top official of ET Infra for defying green tribunal

Failed to respond to notice to appear before tribunal; case relates to violation of ban on using groundwater for construction

'Grant of community forest rights to JFMCs in Andhra illegal'

Tribal affairs ministry says state has violated Forest Rights Act by giving titles to joint forest management committees

Centre says no to no-fly zone over Tirupati temple

Fear of possible terrorist attack had prompted the state to moot the proposal

Flower to the People

Floriculture emerges as a big economy in Sikkim

Goa tightens monitoring of mining business

New rules for mineral ore transportation come into force from August 15

Bt Brinjal crop fails in Bangladesh's Gazipur district

Outcome in Gazipur not going to affect government’s plan to bring 20,000 ha under the GM crop in next five years

Karnataka bans Bt cotton seeds following large-scale crop failures

Seed company, Mahyco, offered Rs 10 crore compensation to farmers when losses were to the tune of Rs 230 crore

Germany ranked most energy efficient nation in the world

Washington-based non-profit ranks the US below India

Notes on migration

Bhojpuri folk songs expressing feelings of women left behind by migrant workers have evolved over the centuries, reflecting changing patterns of …

UN begins task of drafting declaration on sustainable development agenda

Delegates express concern over achieving equitable development

The world is approaching ‘peak youth’ point

A UN report calls on governments to draft policies to realise the demographic dividend before the proportion of young population starts declining

Blossoms with benefits

Heti flower adds variety to cooking when few options are available just before the harvest season in Maharashtra

Seven people die of suspected anthrax in Jharkhand

State health officials say they probably caught the infection from cattle