Kalahandi MP denied bamboo passage
He is not allowed to cart away bamboo poles purchased from village conferred community rights under Forest Rights Act
Green tribunal stays filling up of Maheshwar dam reservoir
Environment ministry yet to set up committee to supervise lowering of dam gates and partial filling of reservoir
Tourism to be prohibited in Jarawa reserve
Cabinet approves regulation declaring five km reserved area inhabited by the aboriginal tribe as buffer zone
Two talukas in Maharashtra face worst drought in memory
Experts blame it on poor groundwater management, lax attitude of government in providing irrigation facilities
Supreme Court go-ahead for interlinking rivers
Court had earlier said it would not favour interlinking of rivers if it puts a huge financial burden on the Centre
Rajasthan to ease rules for urbanising agricultural land
Activists say new provision in land revenue Act protects neither farmers nor agriculture
Can the National Water Policy do away with priorities?
Draft document gives industry implicit priority over agriculture in water allocation
New species of snake discovered in Western Ghats
It is named after Varad Giri of Bombay Natural History Society who brought it from Goa
Nuclear power corporation goes all out to garner support for Jaitapur and Kudankulam plants
Holds the first meeting in a series meant to prove safety of the plants
Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has highest number of diabetics
All men and women above 30 to be screened for diabetes in 100 districts by March 2021
Nuclear corporation to allow general public inside power plants
Requests can be sent online
Devise action plan to tackle malnutrition deaths: Bombay HC
Over 600 tribal children have died so far
Vulture nemesis still in drug store shelves
Ban on diclofenac flouted by over a third of the pharmacies
Starving hens now an offence
Animal Welfare Board says practice a violation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission
Misgivings persist about implementation
Homeless and sick
Study shows high incidence of TB among Delhi's shelterless
A token gesture for food security
Activists say the budget lays bare governmentÔÇÖs intentions over food security bill
Big hikes in rural spending
Funds for MGNREGA maintained at Rs.33,000 crore, same as in 2012-13
Budget holds much-needed rural reform
Proposes to redefine backward region
New measure for urban poverty
A standard and simple exclusion method has been evolved to determine BPL families
Maharashtra now seeks wildlife clearance for Navi Mumbai airport
State had earlier ignored the presence of a bird sanctuary near airport
First day of Kumbh leaves a trail of filth
Organisers play the blame game
Soak pit revolution: two villages in Mewat treat their own wastewater
The treated water recharges aquifers
India braces for cyclone Nilam
Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu on high alert
CO2 emissions from Indian aviation sector less than the global average
India releases first ever report on aviation carbon footprint