Policy draft backs new, expensive vaccines
Health experts say they are not essential enough to be part of national immunisation programme
28 years of Earth’s surface changes on Google
Watch a city expand or a glacier shrink through a series of satellite images; see the altering landscape at four spots in India
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 …
March against Monsanto
More than a million people around the world marched against biotech giant Monsanto on May 25. The event was held across six continents, in 36 …
SC issues notices to Centre, states to check illegal sand mining
National Legal Services Authority, the petitioner, says rampant sand mining is devastating rivers in the absence of guidelines
Colonies on floodplains of Yamuna, Hindon: green tribunal issues notices to Centre, states
Petition alleges land mafia encroached floodplains in collusion with administration officials
High Court rejects petition challenging functioning of tribal bodies under Fifth Schedule of Constitution
Petitioner to appeal to Supreme Court; says sustained campaign by academia and civil society needed to ensure justice to tribal people
Holy men threaten to boycott next Shahi Snan, general elections
Pass unanimous resolution at Kumbh that only the party that pledges to protect Ganga will get votes
Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations
Demand comprehensive legislation for food security and nutrition of all, including vulnerable groups
Tax hike on cigarettes can prevent four million deaths in India: report
ADB report points out that the amount of money spent by the poorest 10 million male smokers on cigarettes a day can actually help them buy 1,400 …
Kudankulam agreement void if it violates Nuclear Liability Act: Supreme Court
Agreement which makes Indian government liable is against law of the land, contends petitioner
Deadly virus triggers fears of SARS-like epidemic
WHO has not declared whether deadly virus, which has caused the death of a Saudi national, is a public health threat
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
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
Mullaperiyar controversy swings in TN's favour
Supreme Court appointed panel upholds strength of dam structure; says it need not be dismantled
SC asks Centre to decide on grant of iron ore licence to POSCO
Odisha government granted mining, prospecting leases to POSCO in Khandadhar hills by ignoring earlier applications of other claimants