Andhra bans gutkha, paan masala
Becomes 17th state in country to impose ban on them
Sewage treatment wetland in making
IARI develops wetlands that treat sewage water for irrigation
Partial relief for agitating sugarcane farmers in south Maharashtra
Sugar factories in Sangli and Kolhapur offer Rs 200 more than the earlier price
Health ministry fumes over ads terming gutkha ban unfair
Calls them misleading and unjustified
UN report warns of effects of urban expansion on biodiversity
Urban areas set to triple by 2030; population to touch 4.9 billion
Manmohan fails to settle row over Cauvery water sharing
Disgruntled Karnataka likely to approach Supreme Court
Giraffe, 3 tigers die in Patna zoo
Authorities fail to provide treatment on time
Kathmandu runs out of gas, diesel and petrol
Nepal Oil Corporation runs up heavy debt
Punjab Pollution Control Board goes hi tech
To give clearance over Internet
Government proposes a regulator for public procurement
Legislation codifies rules for all government procurement and purchases
River diversion project in Nagpur stalled at the last moment
Chief minister refuses to attend bhoomi poojan following allegations of irregularities
Onion export ban lifted
Minimum export price fixed at US $475 a tonne. Will it profit farmers?
Bt Brinjal: NBA may prosecute Mahyco, collaborators
Mahyco claims innocence, alleges violation by Dharwad University
Report blames aquaculture activities for Olpad incident
Water had been gushing out from the ground since first week of June
Centre favours manufacture of endosulfan
Says disposal will cost Rs 210 crore while using existing raw material stock to manufacture the pesticide will increase crop production
India overexploiting fish resources: Greenpeace
Report released on World Oceans Day, says 15 million people affected; will hit export growth
Centre eases rules for accessing watershed programme funds
States that are currently facing severe drought are the ones who have spent the least on soil conservation and water conservation
IMD rolls out national monsoon mission
Will collaborate with weather research organisations across the world to improve monsoon forecast all over the country
Cabinet secretary takes stock of swine flu preparedness
35 swine flu deaths reported in past one month; Union health ministry trashes media reports of H1N1 virus becoming virulent
Tribal governance, Salwa Judum and Maoists
Maoist insurgents killed Mahendra Karma, founder of the anti-Maoist Salwa Judum campaign, in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur district on Saturday. …
Activists demand compulsory licence for another life-saving cancer drug
Appellate board's order upholding Natco's CL for sorafenib tosylate may pave way for manufacture of generic version of other patented drugs
Centre reverses stand on governor's powers under Fifth Schedule
Assistant solicitor general's affidavit says the constitutional head of state has no discretionary powers over functioning of Tribes Advisory …
Forestland diversion for roads, railway lines made easy
MoEF waives requirement of obtaining gram sabha certificates for linear projects. Will it dilute forest rights of people?
SC orders immediate release of Cauvery water to save Tamil Nadu’s standing crops
State claims it has lost a third of its standing crops and that remaining crops on 600,000 ha need to be irrigated at once
Pre-dawn police crackdown on village at POSCO site
Move marks restart of land acquisition for steel plant; police say they were only protecting farmers who wanted to give land