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
Christiana Figueres stresses on effective climate deal in Paris
Calls humanity’s unhealthy dependence on fossil fuels a disease
Uncontrolled e-waste treatment produces carcinogenic effects
Most e-waste does not get disposed of properly, ending up in developing countries
Tobacco use by adults below 25 may soon become illegal
Government mulls changes in law to prevent surrogate ads by tobacco companies
27 people die in floods in Odisha as rivers flow above danger level
Andhra Pradesh announces Rs 43,000 crore loan waiver
Decision taken in spite of state facing financial crisis
Bushmeat contributing to Ebola epidemic, warns FAO
Ebola death toll rises to over 630
Cholesterol drug sold over-the-counter has dangerous side-effects
Niacin can cause bleeding and infection in the gut and brain
Typhoon Rammasun claims 12 lives in Philippines, millions evacuated
Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the country in November last year, had killed more than 6,000
Somalia on verge of being hit by famine
About 250,000 people had died in the famine that hit the Horn of Africa in 2011
Committee admits leakage in Hirakud dam, rules out danger
Recommendations on repairing crack will be submitted soon, says a panel member
Green tax on vehicles made mandatory in Uttar Pradesh
Number of vehicles in Noida has increased by three folds between 2004 and 2012
Green tax on vehicles made mandatory in UP