Road map to save environment

A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs

Drastic step or careless move?

Bill allows regional rural banks to tap private capital

Environmental crimes threaten global security, says UN

Illegal forestry and ivory products worth up to US $213 billion a year are helping fund terrorists, militants and criminals

`A major ecosystem change is on its way'

Adriana Dutkiewicz, senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, was the lead researcher of the team that mapped the ocean floor. She spoke to …

Last mile smile

Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes

Convention on biological diversity

India struggles to keep its children healthy, say experts

Lack of credible data and co-ordinated action slow country’s efforts to contain malnutrition

Forest conservation receives government recognition

The 14th Finance Commission of India has reinforced the idea of incentivising states for keeping areas under forests

Soon: India’s first REDD project

Forest conservation effort in Meghalaya can claim carbon benefits

Forest value to be revised

50 per cent of net present value of forests should go to communities, says report

Rice at risk

Growing paddy is not viable for small farmers of Kerala. Will the state be able to preserve the crop which delivers a number of ecological …

Delhi government puts cap of Rs 4,500 on H1N1 test

Private labs were reportedly charging as high as Rs 10,000 for a single test

Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations

Demand comprehensive legislation for food security and nutrition of all, including vulnerable groups

South Africa aims to speed up service delivery to all citizens

Country’s 20 year review shows jump in access to sanitation and water services between 1994 and 2014

State of malnourished children

CAG’s latest report blames poor management of anganwadis in Gujarat for the problem

Cost of growth: Global natural resources depleting by 45% a year

Analysis of data by World Bank from 136 countries shows poor countries are losing natural resources fast without gaining much by way of human …

Bihar initiates PPP model cancer treatment

Modern oncology centre with all treatment and diagnosis facilities envisaged in Patna Medical College in first phase

Farm loan waiver given to ineligible people: CAG

Serious lapses and errors in over 20 per cent cases test-checked; many deserving farmers left out

Migrants denied basic human rights, says study on Kolkata

One-third of India’s population are migrants, but the country is yet to make a policy or plan for them, says collaborative study report by …

Nothing to bank on

The government’s much-hyped Direct Benefit Transfer programme has hit a roadblock. Banks have failed to meet the huge demand for opening …

Nagpur to fully privatise water supply from November 15

Consumer organisations demand public hearing

Road safety bill: Can it help achieve zero mortality?

Experts attending a roundtable organised by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment urge for a people-centric law rather than one …

Panel calls for halt to water privatisation in Khandwa

Government committee says town municipality committed irregularities to favour private vendor Vishwaa Utilities; pressure builds to cancel contract

Jairam urges caution over Lancet series recommendations on nutrition

Rural development minister shares concerns of activists at launch of Lancet series; stresses community role in fight against malnutrition

Lalitpur’s baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two