India to adopt uniform licensing for gas, oil exploration

Policy proposed to bring uniformity in contractual provisions for exploration and production of all types of hydrocarbon resources, says minister …

Karnataka polls: Bellary goes to mining barons

Winners Anil Lad of Congress and Anand Singh of BJP are mine owners. Reddy brothers' associate Sriramulu also wins

We’ll prepare manifesto after studying other parties’ agenda: BJP

Citizens’ manifesto unveiled by civil society groups ignored by most political parties

India becomes first country to adopt an agroforestry policy

Four-day world congress on agroforestry in Delhi pushes for accelerating growing trees on farms for sustainable agriculture and mitigating …

US Congress tells government to oppose large dams

It also seeks compensation and redress to people who suffer violation of human rights, including forced displacement, resulting from loan, grant, …

Government introduces land amendment bill amid protests, walkout

Farmers and civil society groups march on Delhi streets to protest Narendra Modi government’s anti-farmers and anti-people bill which …

Modi’s Ganga sutra and the politics of Varanasi

River pollution and sewage are top of the agenda for all parties, but Latha Jishnu who spent several days on the campaign trail in Varanasi is …

Road to disaster

Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …

101st Indian Science Congress

A series of cartoons by our graphic editor

How to increase earning from fisheries

Team from from Tripara's College of Fisheries show the way

Poll-bound Rajasthan hurries with controversial Parwan dam

Rahul Gandhi to lay foundation stone. But what about people, including tribals, likely to be displaced and fudging of facts relating to the …

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

West Bengal transport minister calls cycle ban in Kolkata illegal

State government yet to revoke ban on non-motorised transport despite repeated protests, calls from civil society and advisory from Union …

103rd Indian Science Congress begins at Mysuru

Event to stress on the use of science and technology for indigenous development in India

A technology that protects babies and restores lakes

Photo catalyst rings that treat sewage water were recently unveiled at the Indian Science Congress

Increase investment in R&D in India, stress experts at Indian Science Congress

Advocate adopting a Public Private Partnership approach and promoting technology transfer

Pride of India

The 'Pride of India Expo' at the Indian Science Congress 2016 hosted nearly 180 top notch scientific organisations of the country to display new …

Indian Science Congress: assessing progress and challenges

Day 2 of Indian Science Congress: Investment needed for converting prototypes to products

India not only puts very little money in research, it has also not invested enough in product manufacturing facilities

Day 3 of Indian Science Congress: technologies to curb Ganga river pollution revealed

The tanning industry is not only controlling pollutants, but it is also saving 20 per cent of the operational cost

Does Science Congress provide direction to research?

If the science congress is a reflection of the best research in the country, then we surely need to worry

Glimpses from the 104th Indian Science Congress

Every year, scientific from across the country gather at the Indian Science Congress to deliberate on a a theme. Down To Earth was present at the …

'ISRO's nanosatellites can become a global system for navigation'

ISRO's navigation system can prove to be more accurate and economical than current ones

Yawning gaps

The lack of planning and lethargic management have reduced the once prestigious Indian Science Congress to a meaningless jamboree