RBI rejects Andhra's request for farm loan reschedule
Apex bank finds no reason to waive farm loans or loan restructuring after independent verification of the state's official data on farm yields
Bihar initiates steps to obtain GI tag for shahi litchi
Farmers from Bihar set to benefit from protection as the fruit has a huge market globally
Police launch probe against Puducherry port developer
Move follows letter from Union home ministry pointing out fraud committed by the private developer, Subhash Projects
Land acquired for SEZs in Maharashtra to be turned into industrial hubs
New industrial policy follows denotification of SEZ land after promoters backed out of 16 deals
Non-monetary indicator of poverty
Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators
Maharashtra’s new Sugarcane Price Control Board to meet this week
Farmers expect conflict over sugarcane prices to abate with the new board in place
Centre to bear most of the expenses on AIDS control programme
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announces major steps for improved AIDS treatment to enhance longevity and productivity of patients
West Bengal discharges over 50% waste water untreated into Ganga
Report of CPCB calls for making sewage treatment plants functional, tackling waste discharged through drains to reduce pollution load on river
Doctors absent in flood-hit areas
Hospitals have not got green signal for deploying teams; state government unclear of medical help actually needed
Guidelines released to help elderly take insulin injections the correct way
Updated guidelines say physicians should not use age as an excuse to avoid use of insulin which can delay treatment, result in complications
Pollution boards go slow on green tribunal order to close industries operating without consent
Confusion persists whether small industries having little pollution potential should be closed or not
Africa adopts continent-wide sustainable transport agenda
Action framework has time-bound targets on road safety, vehicle emissions and energy efficiency, and accessibility and sustainable infrastructure,…
Odisha plans regulated Olive Ridley tourism
State's coast is nesting ground for the half the world's population of the endangered turtle; tour operators sceptical of the plan
Maharashtra villages agitate for share from forest produce
Stall auction of produce from the forests they protect under joint forest management programme; forest department owes them Rs 85 lakh
Delhi witnesses record June flood
River Yamuna rose to unprecedented levels on June 19, exacerbated by unregulated activities in the catchment
Village to move court against Bengaluru civic body for illegal garbage dumping
Police enforce Section 144 to prevent protests
2001-2010: Hottest decade with climate extremes
370,000 deaths globally due to extreme weather and climate conditions, says World Meteorological Organization report
Maharashtra's insurance scheme for orchard owners draws angry protests
Too high a premium for too little cover
Phailin intensifies into 'super' cyclone
Storm winds moving at speed of over 200 km/hr head to districts that bore the brunt of 1999 super cyclone
Tribals force cancellation of public hearing for BCCL’s Dhanbad coal mines
They were not informed about the hearing which was organized in officers’ club, far from Bharat Coking Coal Limited’s project site
No shortcuts to biosafety, says India
Science-based mechanism needed to assess impact of biotechnology, says Jayanthi at inaugural session of Convention on Biological Diversity
How to green the corporate sector
Companies Act, 2013 has taken steps to improve governance; however, key to improvement in environment and social performance is enhanced disclosure
People in distress get little relief
Centre to give Rs 6,687 crore to Uttarakhand for building and reconstruction projects. How much of it will reach people?
Animal health body issues alert on Mizoram pig disease
Disease surfaced in March; outbreak notified as first occurrence for India
Eco-cabs join Chandigarh's public transport service
Plans afoot to increase demand for cycle rickshaws, reduce use of motor vehicles