India takes cue from China; to mine rare-earths
Will add two research vessels for the mining
Case of profiteering from coal block comes to light
Company allotted captive coal block sold stakes; coal ministry issues show cause notice
Government bans blood test for TB
Move comes a year after WHO said the test leads to misdiagnosis
Are Goa's village panchayats following high court orders on garbage disposal? State pollution board to enquire
Panchayats may face contempt proceedings
Nail paint could lead to diabetes
Finds study in elderly
Ground water levels plummet in Andhra Pradesh
Farmers in distress dig deeper for water
Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant
MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged
Committee recommends restarting clinical trials in Madhya Pradesh
Says is in interest of people
Cancer kills 400,000 each year, but screening for the disease yet to take off
Lack of trained manpower main hurdle, says health secretary
Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt
Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme
Protest against Kudankulam nuclear plant called off
Jayalalithaa agrees to intercede on behalf of protesters
Supreme Court reserves order on Sterlite plant
The company sought to continue operating its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu
“MoU virus” hits Arunachal Pradesh
Non-profits ask for white paper on the upfront payments received
SC stays order evicting resorts near Mudumalai sanctuary
Madras High Court had given three months to vacate the area
Jaffna erupts over land acquisition by Sri Lankan government
Move spurs fears that settlers would be brought in to change the demographic profile of region in run up to provincial elections
MPS, a rare disease with costly cure
Will the government take steps to make treatment affordable for patients suffering from this genetic disorder?
'Trapping leopards that stray into human habitat not the solution'
Report spells out the do's and don'ts of managing human-leopard conflict around Mumbai's Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Chance of revival for Bengaluru’s dying lakes
Karnataka pollution control board initiates project to divert sewage that fall into city lakes
Met department moves from weather forecasting to nowcasting
Information on severe weather conditions will be made available three to six hours beforehand
Tamil Nadu to sue Karnataka for crop loss in Cauvery delta
Move follows the latter's refusal to release adequate water from Cauvery even after talks, says Jayalalithaa
Land unrest set to increase in India: study
Enforcement and strengthening of laws that protect land rights of tribals and forest dwellers recommended
Global Burden of Disease ranks air pollution as a top killer
Killer outdoor air contributes to 1.2 million deaths in East Asia which is in throes of high level of economic growth and motorization and 712,…
Plan to incinerate Bhopal waste at Pithampur
Doubts had been expressed earlier over the capacity of the waste disposal facility in Dhar district
Madras High Court clears way for Kudankulam nuclear plant
Accepts new consent order by pollution board on heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge
MoEF pulled up for flip-flop on tiger tourism
Government more worried about commercial activities being hit than safety of tigers: Supreme Court