Make all forest clearances public in 7 days: green tribunal to MoEF
'Environment ministry kept forest clearance to Demwe project in Arunachal secret to thwart legal action'
Haryana village protests nuclear power plant
Official at public hearing tells residents that radiation is human friendly and used for cancer treatment
Rapid privatisation has worsened health care services in poor and middle-income nations: study
But public sector, too. needs quality improvement, say researchers from University of California
Health ministry sets timeframe for keeping animals treated with antibiotics out of food chain
Antibiotics used for therapeutic purposes in animals to carry details of withdrawal period
All about mobile spectrum
India’s demand for mobile phones is almost insatiable. Telecom companies are falling over themselves to cash in on it, even if it means …
Maharashtra forest department bans collection of tendu leaves from areas prone to forest fires
Tendu contractors and gram panchayats to be responsible for prevention and extinguishing of fires
Delhi gets high-end radar for storm detection
C-band Doppler radar can identify type of precipitation and determine intensity of winds, useful for detecting storms
Permanent farmer status for Maharashtra farmers who lose land to projects
Till now, the status was granted to farmers and heirs only for ten years from time of land acquisition
Odisha's gift to Vedanta: penalty waiver for using scarce water
Company's Jharsuguda refinery has using water for free because it has no agreement with the state government on water
Denmark imposes fat tax
The surcharge will be levied on food items containing more than 2.3 per cent saturated fat.
Pakistan switches off air-conditioners in government offices
Prescribes summer dress code for employees
Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects
Construction work began without environmental clearance
NGT raps civic bodies, Delhi Metro for lying on cleaning debris from Yamuna banks
Wants fresh affidavits by May 7
Haryana shuts 41 slaughter houses
Action part of crackdown on pollution, illegal slaughter and cruelty to animals
Air pollution affecting even unborn children
Higher the pollution, higher the incidence of low birth weight, finds study
Punjab, cancer capital of India
Government survey shows cancer cases in the state exceed national average
BRICS nations discuss ways to achieve health goals through collaboration
Affordable health care and containing burden of diseases high on agenda
MoEF opposes CEC’s recommendation on eco-sensitive zones
Says its recommendation to reduce the size of safety zones for wildlife unscientific
Neela Hauz may turn blue soon
DDA and DJB to restore the south Delhi pond by 2013
Kolkata among world's most flood-prone coastal cities: study
Its growing population and exposure to storms make it vulnerable
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh face worst ever floods recorded in June
Brahmaputra breaches danger mark, 300,000 people displaced
Bonn sees some progress; Durban Platform agenda adopted
Negotiations on Kyoto Protocol and Long-term Cooperative Action conclude
Lavasa may lose special planning authority status
Comptroller and Auditor General had pulled up developer for illegal expansion plans
Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid
Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries
Bombay HC halts construction by Hiranandani Developers in Powai
Asks it to provide flats for economically weaker section of the society first