In Court

Contest for pesticide

Demand for state control as Pesticides Management Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament

Troubled minds

In spite of a National Mental Health Programme being in place, very few people suffering from mental illnesses in India get treatment, either …

A million opportunities lost

The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the …

In Short

EU approves tougher regulations on pesticides

In Short

GHGs: US states sue government

Universal health scare

The country’s planners are debating how to provide healthcare to all. In a drastic shift from the 65-year-old public health system, the …

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

Labels must for GM food

Industry clueless about implementing labelling rule; FSSAI dithers over regulations

Cow manure to to help PG&E generate power

South Asia

News 360° - Briefs

The digital is political

Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design

Street vendors' bill will be introduced in Parliament this session, says Selja

It proposes abolishing existing licence system for vendors

News 360° - Briefs

Stop passing the buck

Bottled water norms notified

More new norms wanted

Snippets

Coal quandary

In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …

We found to our horror

By regulation, the soft drink industry must use "potable" water. But what's that? Who ensures municipalities meet standards? What …

Troubled Beautiful Minds

They are there—each residential area has its mentally disturbed people; each family has anecdotes of crazy relatives. Nobody wants to …

How vulnerable are we to mental disorders?

Deafening Noise

Constant exposure to noise can make one deaf. The major culprit is road traffic. Can one avoid noise? It’s difficult. Checking it, however, …