Bihar women ‘marry’ minor boys to get houses

Use loopholes in implementation of government housing scheme; police at a loss

In the wrong ministry?

Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks

The new banana republic

Science and Technology - Briefs

How well are funds spent on sanctuaries and zoos

Central Information Commission wants a impact assessment report by November

Tribal population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has declined: census report

Government and academic differ on reasons for decline

Communities make oil giants pay for pollution

Indigenous people of Nigeria, Peru take on oil giants; BP pays for its pollution

Public funds for private research?

Prime minister unveils new science policy at the inaugural of Indian Science Congress

Utkal Asbestos sues Bihar government over Nitish remark

Case filed after chief minister takes a stand against asbestos companies

Crowd at the gate

Everyone wants a piece of the pie in the sky  

The civil spring

Have an aggressive government and an overreaching judiciary curbed dissent?

Reality check

UPA's development report card

A look at the progress of the Congress-led alliance's flagship programmes

Government withdraws NPPA’s power to fix prices of non-essential medicines

Prices of cardiac, diabetes, HIV/AIDS drugs likely to be affected

Green clearance test for NDA

Wanted: rule of law

What plagues Maharashtra’s irrigation sector

Delhi, controlling air pollution is in your own hands

The cause of Delhi's severe air pollution  is primarily due to geographical and local factors

Letters

MoEF panel favours bauxite mining in Vizag tribal area

Yet-to-be-made public report dismisses environmental concerns

COVID-19: Delhi govt says there is community transmission, Centre says no

Delhi health minister says source of more than half cases could not be traced

Gutkha sympathiser

Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others

Letters

Solar energy is everybody's business

Solar mission is too important to let doubtful dealings hijack it

UGC guidelines on phasing out animal dissection spark controversy

Is virtual dissection an effective learning tool? 

Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it

Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy