Obituary: Ashish Bose, a man who counted

India’s foremost demographer had a lively interest in a host of societal issues, specially the state of the aam aadmi

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 …

Standards set for paramedics

Allied health services bodies say National Occupational Standards for Allied Health and Paramedics influenced by corporate sector

How MEA torpedoed the Bangladesh-India gas pipeline

Mani Shankar Aiyar is known for the many controversies sparked by his provocative comments and controversial ideas. As minister for petroleum and …

Green Tribunal clears way for Renuka dam, partially

Vacates stay on payment of compensation to project-affected people in Himachal Pradesh; stay on forestland diversion continues for now

Assam, Meghalaya seek Centre’s assistance to deal with flood aftermath

Chief ministers submit memorandum for financial aid for a few thousand crore rupees; civil society say funds utilisation needs strict monitoring …

Undone by rampant mining, illegal buildings

Uttarakhand government has made no attempt to enforce mining and building regulations in the state, which exacerbated flood's impacts

Demwe hydroelectric project put on hold

Wildlife board worried over the impact of public-private project on wildlife habitats

POSCO begins work on boundary wall at steel plant site in Odisha

Move violates stay order of National Green Tribunal, say protesting activists

Rajasthan Assembly passes camel Bill to stop slaughter and restrict migration

Experts says the Bill, which is intended to protect camels, does not address concerns of camel keepers

With elections over, Dibang hydro project powers on in Arunachal Pradesh

Voters feel BJP has backtracked on poll promise of addressing their concerns about the impact of big dams

Ganga pollution: UP ordered to take action against 687 industries

Green tribunal asks Centre, state to chalk out time-bound action plan to prevent and control pollution in the national river

Using improved plumbing technology can protect public health, say experts

Lack of training of plumbers may put people’s lives at risk, says Indian Plumbing Association that hosted the Tenth World Plumbing …

MoEF clears first phase of Lavasa hill city

High level committee to monitor whether developer complies with conditions of environmental clearance

Protesting villages under siege

Police cordon off Greater Noida villages demanding enhanced land compensation; death toll may be more than the initial reports

It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture

No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions

UPA's development report card

A look at the progress of the Congress-led alliance's flagship programmes

Bihar deputy CM stirs up a storm with remarks on asbestos

Minister misquotes court ruling; gives views that contradict party stand

Khandwa replaces municipal water with supply from PPP project

Madhya Pradesh town municipality blames state water resources department for stopping local municipal supply to provide water from Narmada PPP project

Maharashtra groundwater bill gets presidential nod

Setting up regulatory authority, notification of overexploited areas and developing watershed development plans to get top priority

Women take the lead, parties follow

Political parties are fine tuning their campaigns, policies to gain more votes of women, who are exercising their franchise in increasing numbers

Li's visit yields little on Brahmaputra

China goes ahead with dam construction, while both countries classify hydrological data in the name of national security

RTI activists’ murders: Jairam Ramesh demands prompt action, compensation to families

Rural development minister’s letter to Nitish Kumar includes four suggestions for better implementation of social welfare schemes

Stop forceful land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor project, say farmers of Raigad

They want state to follow the proposed land acquisition Bill likely to be passed soon by Parliament

Tribals arrested, lathi-charged for demanding rehabilitation

Madhya Pradesh government starts dam construction without clearances