SC asks Centre to set up environment regulatory body by April 30
Environment ministry has been delaying the process for past three years
Seshachalam killing: Hyderabad High Court orders fresh post-mortem
Killing of 20 people has also led to uproar by human rights activists who have called it a brutal police action
Telangana observes bandh over Polavaram project
Residents are annoyed over Modi government’s decision to merge 136 villages that would be submerged when the project will be completed
Aadhaar not essential for availing public services, LPG subsidy: SC
Centre's claim that unique identity card is voluntary is belied by action to link several benefits and services with Aadhar, says Supreme Court
Boulder-sized hailstones rain on Rangareddy district, destroy crops
Studies needed to ascertain if freak weather linked to climate change, say Met scientists
Manmohan fails to settle row over Cauvery water sharing
Disgruntled Karnataka likely to approach Supreme Court
‘No need to decommission Mullaperiyar dam’
As the impasse over Mullaperiyar dam continues, T Hanumantha Rao, former chief engineer of Andhra Pradesh's irrigation department tells Bharat …
RBI rejects Andhra's request for farm loan reschedule
Apex bank finds no reason to waive farm loans or loan restructuring after independent verification of the state's official data on farm yields
Science for people
From launch of India's Mars mission to the humble papaya filter, 2013 witnessed big and small breakthroughs in the field of science
Union Cabinet clears formation of Telangana
Hyderabad will go to Telengana after 10 years; GOM constituted to discuss threadbare the modalities of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh
Private venture in Vadodara's public park
Stiff opposition from residents to laser fountain and allied projects in Sayaji Baug forces Vadodara municipal corporation to announce scrapping …
Expert panel report on brain fever deaths in eastern UP gets flak
Doctors say treatment protocol recommended by expert group may harm patients
Polavaram dam: high court pulls up Andhra government for giving contract hurriedly
Government directed to submit all documents on the basis of which decision was taken
Court stays proposed amendments to solid waste management rules
Petition before Karnataka High Court says amendments mooted by environment ministry are regressive, promote waste incineration
Public hearing for pet coke plant turns violent
Residents say Sunvira industries' plant will emit noxious gases, chemicals
Trouble for state health insurance schemes in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Private hospitals threaten to discontinue treating patients
Rain, tremors near Mullaperiyar dam spread panic
No disaster management plan in place
Weakened Lehar crosses Andhra coast at Machillipatnam
The very severe cyclonic storm lost its intensity by Thursday morning
Three cyclones in two months raises alarm
Has frequency and intensity of cyclones developing over Bay of Bengal increased?
Heat wave death toll nears 2,000 in Andhra, Telangana
India Meteorological Department issues heat wave alerts to states across the country
Business wins in secretive EU-India trade talks
EU court says there is nothing wrong allowing business lobbies to get documents denied to parliamentarians and public interest groups
Using improved plumbing technology can protect public health, say experts
Lack of training of plumbers may put people’s lives at risk, says Indian Plumbing Association that hosted the Tenth World Plumbing …
Polavaram's revised tender award manipulated: Andhra high power committee
It recommends awarding contract to consortium led by Transstroy, a firm owned by Congress MP from Guntur
Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome
Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy
MIHAN forced solution comes undone
Project-affected people to file petition for return of land