Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt
Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme
MPS, a rare disease with costly cure
Will the government take steps to make treatment affordable for patients suffering from this genetic disorder?
Land unrest set to increase in India: study
Enforcement and strengthening of laws that protect land rights of tribals and forest dwellers recommended
Health ministry sets timeframe for keeping animals treated with antibiotics out of food chain
Antibiotics used for therapeutic purposes in animals to carry details of withdrawal period
Indian companies' CDM projects pollute environment
Most clean projects cleared on face value and are based on tall claims
COVID-19: Access to devices a must for bridging the digital divide
Most conversations on digital divide revolve around network availability or supply-side factors, but absence of an Internet-enabled handset …
Global wildlife populations halved in 40 years
Hydro dams, pollution led to a 76 per cent dip in freshwater species populations between 1970 and 2010, says report
Avian fauna study for Navi Mumbai airport will not solve problem of bird hits, says activist
Reports submitted so far silent on presence of bird sanctuary in eco-sensitive zone around airport
COVID-19 lockdown highlights India’s great digital divide
Despite the rise in wireless users in recent years, urban and rural India are miles apart in their online presence
Fruit consumption reduces heart-related health risks by 40%
Study shows compared to those who never ate fruit, daily consumers of fruit cut their overall risk of death by 32 per cent
“Women being denied forest claims’
Report by non-profits highlights gender disparity in Forest Rights Act implementation
Mitigate man-animal conflict: tiger conservation authority
Chhattisgarh tigress could have been saved from mob death on September 24
Urban floods: lessons from Jammu & Kashmir
Putting a stop to unmindful concretisation of lake beds and drainage channels can save cities from disastrous floods
World’s protected areas do not safeguard biodiversity
New study suggests nations will have to go for a paradigm shift they are serious about protecting wildlife
Bear finds place in nation's conservation programme
Jayanthi Natarajan releases action plan to conserve bear species at international conference on bear research and management in Delhi
Perhaps yes, minister
Distressed handloom weavers seek bailout
The allocation for handloom sector was reduced to Rs 620.5 crore in 2014-15 from Rs 2,960.5 crore in 2012-13 budget
Guidelines released to help elderly take insulin injections the correct way
Updated guidelines say physicians should not use age as an excuse to avoid use of insulin which can delay treatment, result in complications
Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve is a butterfly hot spot, finds survey
Reserve has 246 of 340 species seen in the Western Ghats
Call for policy to check drug abuse, overuse
Public health experts suggest ways to curb drug resistance
Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention
The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU
Australia says no to protecting Japanese whale hunters
Does not buy country’s argument that it is whaling for scientific reasons
Nagpur municipality falters over banning PoP idols
With Ganesh Chaturthi festival around the corner, civic body now proposes ban on immersion of idols in natural water bodies
Andhra to promote chemical free cultivation
State's rural development and agriculture departments to work together to encourage organic farming
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