Tannery workers in Kanpur risk DNA damage
Trivalent chromium, widely used in tanning industry, and thought to be harmless found to be the culprit
The power trip
On the day the government elevated power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to the post of Union home minister, half of the country …
Odisha village wins case against Visaka Industries' asbestos plant
District administration approves Parmanpur panchayat’s decision to cancel no objection certificate to the company
Environmental clearance must for removing mine dumps in Goa: Union mines ministry
Transporting mineral-rich reject in large quantities will cause air pollution and its processing will produce waste, says ministry
Supreme Court bans tourism in Jarawa reserve
Turns down plea of Andaman administration to allow limited tourism and small government guest houses in buffer zone
'High GDP states have grown at the cost of the environment'
North-eastern states and Himachal Pradesh score high on environmental sustainability index, says report by Chennai non-profit
10 Maharashtra villages to finally get Rs 74.5 lakh as benefits under joint forest management scheme
Detailed accounts of revenue earned from each village forest should be made public, says activist
Heat waves strike Gujarat, Rajasthan
Met department cautions that the temperature would continue to rise in the months to follow
‘People share more personal information with health apps than with doctor’
Smartphone apps are changing the way people manage health. They help people monitor symptoms and tailor treatment accordingly. But the data …
Centre returns Plachimada tribunal bill
Seeks explanation from Kerala government after Coca-Cola questions validity of the bill under its consideration
Ratnagiri protests clearance to Jaitapur power park
Expert panel gives conditional approval, but environmentalists tout it as a façade
Widespread protests near Tehri
Residents are angry after increase in the dam’s water level led to landslides and subsequent house collapse
Novel strain of coronavirus can pass from person to person: WHO
18 people infected with the virus died
Failure to use funds behind Gujarat’s child malnutrition problem
Gujarat fails to use funds for mother, child nutrition
Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch of Barak river declared 6th national waterway
Budgetary support of Rs 123 crore for infrastructure on the stretch in Assam
Waste-to-energy plants to get a boost, says Chidambaram
Scheme to encourage cities, municipalities to set up such projects to get encouragement
Private firms show no interest in Chhattigarh's invite to set up diagnostic facilities in tribal and remote areas
Government invites fresh bids after modifying request for proposal
US proposes healthy menu for school canteens to curb childhood obesity
Fried chips, snack cakes, nachos and mozzarella sticks among prohibited food items
People demand food security at protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Inflation making food out of reach for many, say demonstrators
Antelope attack
Farmers and government are at wit’s end in Bihar as neelgais' rampage continues
SC questions coal ministry’s power to allocate coal blocks
CBI opposes probe by a special investigation team
Odisha follows in the footsteps of states that have banned gutkha
More than 43 per cent people in the state consume tobacco in one form or other
Differences emerge at climate talks over counting emissions from agriculture
Least developed countries oppose developing countries
CoP 11: No consensus on resource mobilisation
Jayanthi Natarajan hopeful of Parties agreeing on a final document
Chemistry Nobel for discovery of receptors that help cells respond
American scientists Robert J Lefkowitz and Brian K Kobilka get recognition