Cabinet approves amendments to power tariff policy
Policy claims to ensure 24X7, affordable power for all
India at high risk to a little-known disease, says an Oxford study
Melioidosis is caused by a highly pathogenic bacterium and currently has no vaccine
India fails to curb tobacco use, report
Poor enforcement of laws and affordability of tobacco products are blamed
Mothers of 57% newborns not entitled to maternity benefits
Central government's maternity benefit scheme excludes more women than it covers
Around 300 kids in Uttar Pradesh fall ill due to toxic gas from sugar mill waste
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked Shaharanpur police to probe into the incident
Leakage at Kakrapar could be large, warns expert
A Gopalakrishnan is the former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
After Rajasthan, Zika affects 89 in Madhya Pradesh
Out of the 89 people who tested positive for Zika, 17 are pregnant women
Supreme Court orders ban on mass sterilisation
The apex court noted evidences of poor quality of care at mass sterilisation camps
Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar Bill as a single window to distribute subsidy
Opposition terms move a ‘conspiracy to undermine the Rajya Sabha’
Union Budget 2020-21 for power sector: Getting smart meters in 3 years quite a task
Sector riddled with technical and implementational difficulties, say experts
UN human rights unit faces financial crisis as 149 countries don’t pay dues
This has made six of the UN’s 10 treaty bodies cancel their sessions this year
Are online games like PUBG mere entertainment or a menace?
After ban and arrests, developers release statement asking for constructive solution
Bad policy decisions in 2018 impacted renewable energy growth: Report
In India too the new investment in the sector decreased by 16 per cent compared to 2017
Kudankulam Away from Reactor storage: Locals want MPs, MLAs at public hearing
DMK has agreed to send elected representatives
Finally, both BJP and Congress manifestos talk climate change
A long way to go, but at least a start for India and its people
Jaitley's 'poor' health schemes
Government increases allocations for all existing schemes
Lack of funding for top health research body
The Indian Council of Medical Research has only half the funds it needs
Neither odd nor even
BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal is popular for being the MP who cycles to Parliament
India bags top spot in child wasting rate: Global Hunger Index
The rate increased to 20.8 per cent among children under five this year
क्या छलावा है प्रधानमंत्री मातृ वंदन योजना?
केंद्र सरकार की मातृत्व कल्याण योजना का लाभ अधिकांश महिलाओं को नहीं मिल रहा है
India's renewable energy plans likely to be derailed
Thanks to underutilisation of funds and poor capacity generation
Centre agrees to provide restricted TB drug to a Bihar girl; expert advices caution
The Health Ministry promises to make bedaquiline available to 70 centres across India
Indian pharmacies not responsible for spreading drug resistant TB, finds research
However, they did contribute to delays in TB diagnosis, it concludes
SC orders compensation for silicosis patients
Migrant workers contracted the disease while working in quartz-crushing factories
India issues guidelines for Zika virus
Suggests avoiding unnecessary travel to affected countries