Peru’s indigenous community occupies oil wells in Amazon
Protestors demand more compensation from the company for contamination of their lands
Ancient fossil throws light on earliest migrants from Africa
Humans might have interbred with Neanderthals
Draft guidelines released for 3,000 MW solar PV projects
Projects to be developed in proposed solar parks
Amended drugs and cosmetics Bill has strict provisions for clinical trials
Proposes fine up to Rs 3 lakh and punishment up to a year
Smartphones may be reshaping human brain, suggests study
More touchscreen use found to directly translate into greater brain activity
Supreme Court sets up 'social justice bench'
Activists hope that the move will show very quick results
HIV's ability to cause AIDS weakening, says new research
The virus might gradually become almost harmless, say virologists
IPCC report warns of human health impacts of climate change
Low income and developing countries will be affected more
Hudhud causes devastation in Visakhapatnam
21 deaths confirmed, power supply disrupted
Supreme Court cancels allotment of 214 coal blocks
All the operational mines have been asked to wind up their production by March 2015
A provision in need of serious review
The Fifth Schedule has remained mired in confusion and politicking
ITC to milk expanding dairy sector
The conglomerate is setting up a milk powder processing plant at Munger
Hunger and poverty trigger most of the conflicts, says FAO official
Ongoing conflicts is Africa and West Asia could be seen as closest examples
Unprecedented number of medics infected with Ebola, India safe as of now
WHO urges strict regulations to curb use of e-cigarettes
Calls for additional research and bans on indoor use and advertising
More rainfall predicted in second half of monsoon
Some regions like Marathwada, Punjab and Haryana to remain parched
One bank account per household by August 2015: Can Modi achieve this target?
Rural banks have an untapped potential of Rs 15 to 20 lakh crore, says economist
IMA demands regulation of antibiotics in poultry
Calls for a meeting of experts to chart a roadmap
Asteroids key to future Mars missions, says NASA
NASA’s new programme aims at planetary defence against asteroids
Typhoon Rammasun leaves more than 100 dead in Philippines and China
Another typhoon, Matmo, may strike Taiwan by Wednesday, say news reports
Indonesia’s forests degrading fastest in the world, palm oil blamed
About 40 per cent of total forest loss occurred within protected forest lands
Another hailstorm in Maharashtra, claims lives of two
Ready-to-harvest crops damaged, farmers fear orchards may not regenerate
Better sanitation key to improving children's health: World Bank report
It can help reduce diarrhoea prevalence by 47 per cent among children
Loan interest waiver for women-run SHGs in Bihar
Decision taken at a meeting chaired by CM Nitish Kumar
Drama over Loss and Damage
Australian and Norwegian Negotiators block text, India wants an outcome.