India’s Nutrition Atlas goes live

The Nutrition Atlas provides information and data on nutritional status of population groups at national and state levels

Environment ministry allows state authorities to deal with EC violation cases

A notification by the environment ministry to allow state authorities to deal with violation cases puts a serious question mark on project …

Government to pay Rs 11,000 crore for MGNREGA in drought-hit states

While hearing a case on the matter, the Supreme Court slammed the Centre for its ‘non-serious’ attitude and directed it to give …

SC admonishes Centre for poor affidavit on solid waste management

The Supreme Court bench, which was hearing a PIL on Solid Waste Management Rules, came down heavily on the government counsel for not fully …

SC directs Centre to formulate a national plan for disaster management

As per Section 11 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, a national plan is to be drawn up by the National Executive Committee

Central Government Health Schemes now open to all senior citizens in Delhi

Doctors will now have to prescribe only those medicines and procedures that have been listed under schemes

Maharashtra farmers threaten stir over inclusion of onion as essential commodity

Inclusion of onions in the essential commodities list would mean that they would not be able to store onions while awaiting better prices as this …

CGHS empanelment of five private hospitals suspended

They had discontinued providing cashless treatment to retired and serving Central government employees

Chhattisgarh to outsource diagnostic services in government hospitals

Activists say these centres will end up serving outside patients at the cost of hospital patients

Delhi-NCR air quality commission: Order, order to new order

As the new ordinance seeks curtailment of judicial intervention, the executive faces the real challenge of pushing difficult and inconvenient …

Draft Electricity Amendment Bill: Centre crosses federal boundaries

The Centre seems more concerned over profitability of private solar power companies than protecting consumer interests