Yamuna encroachments: NGT gives authorities four weeks to furnish details
Green tribunal raps agencies for failing to comply with orders
33 districts in Bihar declared drought-hit
Loan waivers and compensation to follow
The demoralizing esculent
When it was introduced in Europe, people associated the potato with disease
Days of the dino
A priest-scientist to artists, dinosaurs have had their popularizers
Seshachalam firing: ST commission seeks report from Andhra Pradesh
A team from the commission will visit the spot to ascertain facts
Radioactive contamination rises to record levels in Fukushima
Increase in radioactivity blamed on the recent typhoon, Phanfone
UN to cut food supplies to African refugees
The drastic cut will affect 800,000 people in the African continent
Born in May? Celebrate life, and good health
New study shows people born in October have the highest risk of diseases
MERS respiratory illness claims two lives in South Korea
Government places 700 people in isolation, fearing possible infection
WHO adopts plan to make vaccines cheaper and more accessible
Calls for transparency around vaccine pricing and procurement
7.3 magnitude temblor rocks Nepal
This is a fresh earthquake and not an aftershock, says expert
Holistic approach to farming can mitigate agrarian crisis: M S Swaminathan
Scientist highlights the failure of agricultural universities in India
Pollinating species declining worldwide
Habitat loss and hunting are major contributing factors
Concern expressed about human waste left on Mount Everest
Waste causing pollution and disease, says Nepal mountaineering association chief
Bring Ganga back to original course, orders Patna High Court
Court directs Centre and state governments to stop illegal mining and dredging
India’s power sector suffered loss of Rs 2.9 lakh crore in 2013: World Bank
Calls for more efficient transmission grids and regulation measures
Ebola-ravaged Guinea to benefit from new food security initiatives
Nearly 470,000 people in the West African country might be food insecure by March 2015
Asian cities to be worst hit by climate change
Governments are finding it difficult to cope with the swelling population
Obama and Modi discuss climate change; make no commitments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chooses to stay focussed on renewable energy
India’s move to curb antibiotic use in livestock, poultry may hit imports from US
Huge amounts of antibiotics are known to be used in chicken farming in the US
Closing your eyes boosts memory recall, says study
Rapport with interviewer also helped eyewitnesses to crimes recall details better
China eases litigation by NGOs against polluters
Government ministries also guarantee support to environmental protection NGOs
Oil spill in Bangladesh’s Sela river threatens dolphin sanctuary
Nearly 350,000 litres of furnace oil spilled in the river on December 9
Antibiotics in chicken: MPs question government on action taken after CSE study
Animal husbandry department issues a new advisory on antibiotic use in chickens
Chemicals used in oil and gas extraction harmful to reproductive health
Review of more than 150 studies shows evidence of ill effects on human health