Bundelkhand: drought, miseries and hope

What needs to be done to overcome environmental challenges of the region

Punjab bans gutkha

It is the ninth state to do so

Clinical drug trials: registration of contract research organisations put on hold

Absence of regulatory infrastructure to assess them cited as reason

The Real India Story

Case of profiteering from coal block comes to light

Company allotted captive coal block sold stakes; coal ministry issues show cause notice

Will India’s wheat imports lead to global food crisis?

Traders have already placed orders for importing 100,000 tonnes from Australia

Can clay idols replace all PoP idols?

Sale of clay idols is on the rise, but switching completely to clay is not easy

Most cancer patients in India die without medical attention: study

'It is a myth that cancer is prevalent only in urban areas'

Assam heat wave kills over 10 people

Cyclonic disturbance diverts monsoon winds; tea plantations affected

Out of pocket health spending has risen in rural India: study

Even after adjusting inflation, spending has increased 25 per cent in six years

National Solar Mission: bidders quote low tariff, bag projects

Lowest bid in second batch of solar energy projects was for Rs7.49/unit

Organ transplantation act to regulate tissue transplantation too

 New Act expected to improve quality of treatment

Call to make healthy choices available and affordable

Health experts lash out at food industry for putting public health at risk

DTE Reportage

'Lifestyle' diseases spur UN to act

Two Indians win this year's Magsaysay awards

The awards have recognised the contribution of Anshu Gupta, who uses cloth to transform the lives of people, and Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the …

Mahan coal block dispute before green tribunal

After two-year-long protests, demanding settlement of forest rights prior to mining, residents of Waidhan forest range approach National Green …

The silent killer

Symptoms of hypertension rarely show, and an increasing number of children, adolescents across India are falling victim to it

Delhi's pavement dwellers choking on city air

Study of unclaimed bodies by AIIMS doctors shows large number of homeless are dying of lung and heart diseases

Faridabad administration moves to save sacred grove

Forest department directed to prepare a case for conserving Mangar Bani on Delhi outskirts and halting march of real estate

Include eggs in nation’s food security programme, demand activists

People’s Budget Initiative says implementation of food security programme discouraging

World Hepatitis Day: Who can pay for hepatitis C treatment?

Selling price of HCV drugs far higher than production cost, all because of pro-industry patent regime

Bundelkhand's cycle of droughts: is it man-made?

Study by National Institute of Disaster Management shows authorities neglected to break the cycle of droughts when rains were plentiful

Bill Gates, Grand Challenges and Indian Science Congress

The Bill Gates Foundation has invited Indian innovators to send in their ideas that could change the world. But India needs more solutions to its …

Jobless growth comes to haunt beleaguered UPA government

Any job creation policy will have to refocus on ecology that has been giving employment to a large section of the population