As told to Parliament (December 10, 2021): 237 Zika virus cases in India so far

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (August 9, 2021): No data on sickle cell disease among tribals

All that was discussed in the Houses through the day 

As told to Parliament (July 24, 2019): Survey reveals 54,130 manual scavengers in 18 states

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Making bureaucracy work

Environment ministry caught lying

Its contempt of Parliament says committee on government assurances

Mine owners, loosen purse strings

New mining bill proposes sharing 26 per cent profits with affected people

As told to Parliament (February 7, 2024): India had over 32 million stunted children as of December 2023

Underweight and wasting levels lower than that projected by National Family Health Survey-5, says Smriti Irani

As told to Parliament (March 16, 2022): India to triple nuclear power capacity this decade

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'Green Party’s rise is a response to the rise of nasty populist movements'

Newly-elected Member of European Parliament from the British Green Party, Catherine Rowett speaks to Down To Earth about the significance of the …

47% vacancies reserved for Scheduled Tribes remain unfilled

Minister informs Parliament on number of backlog vacancies, decline in funds for other economic support schemes for STs  

Rajya Sabha passes Mental Health Bill

Under the legislation, every individual will have the right to get affordable and good quality treatment with easy access to services

Does the monsoon this year means forests for India?

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015 has crossed the doors of the Lok Sabha, but is set to face the Rajya Sabha test during the monsoon …

European Parliament opposes import of three herbicide-resistant GM crops

The three GM soybeans are engineered to tolerate spraying with glyphosate or a combination of glyphosate and other herbicides

Price of patents

Experts believe that the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, which was passed recently by the Indian Parliament may give rise to an escalation of …

Soft drinks do contain pesticides

The Joint Parliamentary Committee has finally delivered its verdict. Affirming that the Centre for Science and Environment's findings about the …

As told to Parliament (February 3, 2021): India lost 127 tigers in 2021

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (December 21, 2021): Drought, salt-stress tolerant rice varieties to be introduced soon

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (July 26, 2021): Some 418 electric vehicle charging points set up across India

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Minister names deceased ornithologist as member of National Board for Wildlife  

The board, chaired by the Prime Minister, has not met since 2014

Kisan Mukti March: Farmers from across India take to Delhi roads

This is the fourth farmer protest in the Capital in the last 18 months

Nepal king to pay taxes

Fresh row over nuclear bill

Suppliers let off the hook in the final draft

Green tribunal bill

Fails to address core concerns

Copyright bill restricts Net access

Law to curb piracy may fetter creativity  

EU Parliament votes in favour of Critical Raw Materials Act 

The European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, aims to reduce its dependence on China and increase its domestic capacity for …