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
Bihar launches agriculture roadmap
Dedicated grid for agriculture to increase food grain production
Supreme Court dismisses plea to review order expediting interlinking of rivers
Central Ground Water Authority had said the order could amount to judicial overreach
Gorakhpur nuclear power plant makes headway
Protesters melt away after Haryana announces hefty compensation
Delhi imposes blanket ban on plastic carry bags
Earlier ban was only partial and had little effect on manufacturers
Proposal to airlift Bhopal waste to Germany in jeopardy
GIZ says its reputation at stake after details of proposal were leaked in German media
Goa tightens monitoring of mining business
New rules for mineral ore transportation come into force from August 15
2012 a drought year, accepts government
Met department delayed fresh monsoon forecast for a fortnight. El Nino is active
Five arrested in connection with tiger poaching in Tadoba Andhari reserve
Forest officials employed known poachers to guard waterholes
Korchi goes to polls after boycotting elections over mining
Gets an official letter saying no to iron-ore mining
Madhya Pradesh HC chides Centre over delayed union carbide toxic report
The report was to be submitted on January 9
Jaitapur nuclear protests: activist leader gets externment notice
Vaishali Patil says administration has been continuously harassing protesters
Dam 999 angers Tamil Nadu politicians
Feature film intensifies row over Mullaperiyar dam
MoEF categorises offences relating to environmental clearances
Not complying with conditions of clearance can be a serious offence
No lip service on junk food ban: Delhi HC
Asks Centre to file an action taken report by November 2
Planning Commission to SC: Rs 26 a person a day the 'adequate' poverty line
This has been arrived at by applying the price level in June 2011
96 dams put on high alert in Gujarat
Torrential rains damage dam, inundate eight villages
Access to justice still elusive for women
A UN report says 35 per cent women in India face physical violence
Mumbai oil spill: threat to marine life, coast
Authorities shrug off questions about liability
Jairam Ramesh says no to Vedanta project in Orissa
Environment ministry rejects mining project saying it violated laws
Mining ban around Sasthamkotta lake
Conservation plan in the works for Kerala's biggest freshwater lake
Three children die of encephalitis in Bihar
Health department launches vaccination drive