Himachal Pradesh High Court bans junk food in non-biodegradable packs
Judges express hope that move will protect environment as well as children’s health
Taking science out of the lab
With science communicators reading out drab and dull power-point presentations, the Indian Science Congress could better emulate the ‘Chai …
CSE-MoEF side event at CoP 18, Doha
India should walk out of the Doha negotiations if equity is not made a part of the deal, says Sunita Narain, director-general of CSE
High court restores BRT lane to buses
Segregated traffic movement to be in place till court pronounces final verdict on whether BRT corridor should be retained
Wildlife tour operators, resorts to shell out conservation fee
Fund so collected will be spent on conserving forests, managing human-wildlife conflict and generating livelihood for local communities
Nepal battles poor food safety standards
Pramod Koirala is the spokesperson for the department of food technology and quality control of Nepal. He was in Delhi recently to attend a media …
Towering problem: Nepal seeks international help to measure Everest
China has often contested the present height. It says the world’s highest mountain peak is four metre shorter
Faridabad administration moves to save sacred grove
Forest department directed to prepare a case for conserving Mangar Bani on Delhi outskirts and halting march of real estate
Environment ministry wants to restore night traffic through Bandipur tiger reserve
Karnataka High Court had banned traffic in the area from 9 pm to 6 am following deaths of tigers and elephants in vehicular accidents
Waste plant in Tamil Nadu raises stink
Residents say the project will contaminate drinking water; pollution board gives clean chit
Environment is one of wars’ greatest victims
Illegal logging by US-backed warlords and wood harvesting by refugees caused more than one-third of Afghanistan’s forests to vanish between …
'Will fight POSCO till last breath'
Kin of anti-POSCO leader killed in bomb explosion in Gobindapur village resolves to fight on
Scrap all coal block allocations to private firms: Parliament panel
Consumers denied cheap electricity because government failed to monitor private firms allocated coal blocks almost free of cost, says report
CAG report shows how badly Andhra manages its finances
It some cases money spent without budgetary provision; in certain others funds meant for welfare development saved unnecessarily
Where India's water economy stands
Tushaar Shah works at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Anand and leads the IWMI-Tata water policy programme in India. He …
Maharashtra pushes for relaxing norms around Mumbai’s silence zones
Activists accuse government of abdicating fundamental responsibility of ensuring good health of citizens
Number of children vaccinated last year is unimpressive
Despite an intensified immunisation scheme, children in the country are not fully immunised
New strain of norovirus identified
Scientists warn “Sydney 2012” could cause an epidemic of acute gastroenteritis
Pentavalent vaccine deaths prompt doctors, activists to appeal to health secretary
Five-in-one vaccine introduced in Haryana without evaluating what happened in Tamil Nadu, Kerala
TB and respiratory disorders have increased in Bellary: CAG report
Country's chief auditor calls for a comprehensive study on impact of mining on people, livelihood before grant of leases
PPP is the way forward to improve healthcare in India: McKinsey
Union health minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, endorses affordable healthcare through private sector
Profits and not improving accessibility matter to Indian drug makers
FICCI conference organised to discuss access to generic medicines focuses more on increasing exports
Delhi smog lifts partially
Pollution build up in recent days corresponded with peak traffic hours and freight movement
G77, China appeal to developed countries to meet commitments on resource mobilisation
Financial targets agreed to by developed countries in Nagoya were to be determined at CoP 11 in Hyderabad
High court halts seizure of Ganesha idols by Nagpur civic agency
Municipal corporation rapped for delaying ban on plaster of Paris idols that pollute the city's water bodies