Telangana Bill not in monsoon session of Parliament : Shinde
Intense protests continue in Seemandhra; 42 state legislators resign
POSCO scraps $5.3 billion steel project in Karnataka
Company will pursue its US $12 billion proposed steel project in Odisha
SC stays quashing of Gujarat’s green cess act
Cess of industries using self-generated power to be tabulated, but not recovered
Andhra panchayat polls in end-July
The elections were delayed for two years due to legal battle over reservation issues
Throat balm
Rasam soothes aching throats and upset tummies
Death toll due to swine flu rises, government issues guidelines
Southern states Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are worst affected
Delhi records its first swine flu death
Last week, Hyderabad had reported three deaths due to the flu
Many prominent tribal leaders lose in Jharkhand assembly elections
Speculations are rife that the state might get its first non-tribal CM
16 people lose eyesight after cataract surgery at a camp in Punjab
Preliminary findings to be submitted by Friday evening
Health minister asks authorities to be prepared for Ebola emergency
The present outbreak of the virus in West Africa has claimed nearly 5,500 lives
Cigar smoking can cause cancer, heart disease and early death, finds a study
Cigars as bad as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers
New test for diagnosing ovarian cancer accurately
ADNEX can cut down on chances of unnecessary surgery
China: Ambitious project to rescue Beijing from water crisis
Water will be diverted from country’s south to the water-scarce northern region
Hudhud: Modi announces Rs 1,000 crore interim aid for Andhra Pradesh
State assesses initial damage assessed at over Rs 43,000 crore, excluding crop damage
Hudhud causes heavy rains across Chhattisgarh
Extensive agricultural damage expected
Global warming affects the breeding cycle of frogs, says study
Frogs are breeding earlier and producing fewer eggs due to climate change
World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report
The number should be reduced from the current 169 targets
Protected areas are doing their job
Safeguards should be in place to expand the ambit of these areas, says study
World needs to cut its carbon emissions by a fifth to avert global warming
Needs to decarbonise economy at a rate of 6.2 per cent a year till 2100
Women over 65 most prone to cervical cancer
Regular screenings for the disease fall drastically with age
After Ebola, measles outbreak causes panic in Liberia
More than 800 children have been affected by the infectious disease
Parliamentary panel recommends price cap for all drugs
Money spent in importing medicines a big concern for government
EWS quota: Delhi government to crack whip on private hospitals
All private hospitals should have beds reserved for poor, says an activist
Amazon’s ability to absorb carbon is declining, says study
Researchers say the quick dying of trees is behind the reduced carbon uptake
National body to formulate standards for forest certification
Forest departments, however, may be reluctant to subject government forests to scrutiny