ICAR gives top award to scientist without checking patent claims

ICAR has asked for Rs 245 crore to promote intellectual property rights but is not doing due diligence on patent claims

Maharashtra villages agitate for share from forest produce

Stall auction of produce from the forests they protect under joint forest management programme; forest department owes them Rs 85 lakh

An atlas of India's groundwater aquifers

Maps in the atlas, released by Central Ground Water Board, indicate priority areas for water conservation and groundwater recharge

What really happened in Uttarakhand

Latest theory suggests combination of rain and landslides caused the disaster

Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods

The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous

Sikkim at risk of devastating floods from glacial lake outbursts

State drags its feet over installing early warning systems