Child labour: When do we start to rewrite their story
The day people really start believing that there can be no reason that justifies child labour, not even poverty — is the day the real …
Kashmir flood: Met dept predicts more rainfall, Centre grants Rs 200 crore for relief
Police helpline number receives more than 30,000 calls and almost 9,500 WhatsApp messages
US keeps India out of Priority Foreign Country list of 'worst IP offenders'
US Trade Representative’s Special 301 Report keeps up pressure on India to fall in line with US’ interests
CAG censures standards bureau for delays
Test check revealed delays ranging from one month to 18 years in making 137 standards of the sample 214
World headed for water crises by 2040
Two studies suggest immediate change in the water use by power sector to avoid global drought
Extreme heat and rain: Thousands of weather stations show there’s now more of both, for longer
Unusually warm days are becoming more common throughout Australia; New Zealander also experiencing more days with temperatures 25℃ or more
Bringing Google to book
Google’s digital library project went too far, creating a monopoly over the heritage of books
Arctic rush driven by desire to control hydrocarbon deposits, shipping routes
Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations
178 nations agree to enforce Basel Ban Amendment
Basel final day: Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations
Deep sea blues
Bad news for the oceans, is bad news for the environment, the economy and humans
Lawsuit in US shows fresh evidence to nail Union Carbide role in Bhopal gas disaster
Previous lawsuit by gas disaster survivors was dismissed by US court for lack of sufficient evidence to show company was liable for environmental …
Tata Tea under scanner for poor living condition and coercion of workers
World Bank authorises enquiry after investing US $8 million in the global beverages company
After extensive lobbying, two-finger test finally removed from proforma for medical examination of rape victims
Uniform protocol and further research in forensic medicine required
National Green Tribunal firm on not allowing new polluting industries in Ghaziabad
UP Pollution Control Board fails to furnish satisfactory report to tribunal
Will disability rights bill get passed by Parliament this session?
Activists divided over provisions of the bill
Okhla waste to energy plant is spewing lead, other toxins into air, say residents
Air samples tested by independent agency under citizens monitoring programme
Wooing the judges, openly
There is conflict of interest as US patent owners schedule meetings with Indian judiciary and patent regulators
Do welfare schemes catch votes?
Governments in power in the four major states that went to polls were running similar schemes, but not all registered a win
Ban paves the way
The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies
Hong Kong Convention in way of ban on toxic exports
Could prove the death knell for Basel Convention
UK moves off Antarctica for energy
Noise pollution violations: New fines proposed by CPCB step in right direction
New set of fines range between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1 lakh; cover confiscation of noise producing equipment
'Chemplast claims about zero liquid discharge false'
Carcinogens found in effluents leaking from company's PVC plant in Mettur
Gutkha sympathiser
Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others