SC seeks report on elephant abuse in Kerala festival

About 100 elephants are paraded every year during Thrissur Pooram

ISRO’s K Radhakrishnan is one of world’s top 10 scientists of 2014

Other winners include Rosetta flight director Andrea Accomazzo and deceased Ebola expert Sheik Humarr Khan

Bandh in Kerala over solar scam

Protest by Left organisations turns violent; 30 policepersons and 50 protesters injured

'Mars mission will push new frontiers in technology'

K Radhakrishnan, chairperson of ISRO, says if Mars Orbiter Mission is successful, the organisation will look at a larger mission, possibly …

Preparations for India's Mars mission

ISRO gets set for MOM's day out

The orbiter would be taken to Mars in two steps—in the first, it will be taken to the Earth's orbit

ISRO launches Mars orbiter into space

PSLV places satellite in Earth's orbit; subsequent tests conducted on orbiter satisfactory, say scientists

Sacred groves of Kerala: down from 10,000 to 1,200

Break down of joint family system is also one of the reasons for sacred grove being in peril, says state Assembly panel report

Criminal neglect takes toll on Attappady tribes

30 infants die in five months as result of malnutrition; rural development minister announces Rs 125 crore package

Mars mission: our personal Star Trek episode

Why we need to spend more on science than on going to movies or cricket

On day 100, Kerala tribals continue to ‘stand up’ for their rights

Adivasis want the state government to fulfill its promise of giving land to the landless

Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain's submission to parliamentary committee on agriculture regarding GM crops

Parliament panel report on GM food highlights rift within government

Calls for wider discussions before allowing transgenic crops

Submission to parliamentary committee on agriculture regarding GM crops

Memorandum to the Committee on Agriculture with views on “Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food Crops – Prospects and Effects&…

Biotechnology Bill: deadline for public feedback extended

Parliamentary committee has extended date till August 25; activists demand public consultations across the country in regional languages

One small step for India may become a big step for humanity

India's Mars mission could play an important role in space exploration of the future

Healthcare services for adivasis in a shambles

Pregnant, anaemic, adivasi women do not even get iron tablets

Environment ministry revokes stop work notice on Dhari Devi temple relocation

Supreme Court rebukes ministry for arbit stop work notice

Monsanto conducted trials of GM maize without approval, reveals RTI reply

Biotech regulatory panel overlooked violation

Civil society groups appeal against sacrificing biosafety for biotech companies

 Urge governments to implement biosafety protocols and adopting cautious approach towards risky technologies like genetic engineering 

Patent claim on hepatitis C drug questioned in many countries

With hepatitis C killing at least 700,000 people every year, civil society has strengthened efforts to make the drug accessible