Standing crop in half a million hectares of Andhra’s rice bowl may have been affected by Michaung: Expert
This would cause losses of Rs 4,000 crore in just paddy
Soak pit revolution: two villages in Mewat treat their own wastewater
The treated water recharges aquifers
Olive Ridley turtles disoriented, lay eggs in villages away from nesting sites
Such turtles are at risk of being attacked by jackals and dogs or dying of dehydration
Manmohan fails to settle row over Cauvery water sharing
Disgruntled Karnataka likely to approach Supreme Court
Draft organ donation rules propose stiff penalty on illegal trade
Small health centres to get licence for organ retrieval
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka asked to release a third of the water in its reservoirs
Formula for sharing water in rain deficit years remains elusive
Allow use of endosulfan for two more years: expert committee
Activists fear it may lead to lifting of court ban on use of the pesticide
Jagan assets case: Notice to six ministers and eight bureaucrats
Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in a fix
Vizag gas leak: 8 reported dead
The styrene gas leak occurred in LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd chemical factory
Bihar women ‘marry’ minor boys to get houses
Use loopholes in implementation of government housing scheme; police at a loss
CBI arrests Andhra minister for favouring Jagan’s companies
Ramana is the first minister in state to be arrested while in office
Maharashtra villages granted community forest rights to print own bamboo permits
Flawed forestland titles to be re-examined, says top forest official
India’s diabetes burden likely to increase
First phase nation-wide study finds diabetes prevalence highest in Chandigarh
It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture
No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions
Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome
Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy
Tribals arrested, lathi-charged for demanding rehabilitation
Madhya Pradesh government starts dam construction without clearances
National Water Policy, 2012 silent on priorities
Draft document gives industry implicit priority over agriculture in water allocation
Organ transplantation act to regulate tissue transplantation too
New Act expected to improve quality of treatment
Can the National Water Policy do away with priorities?
Uppada: On the frontline of the sea’s war on the Andhra coast
Uppada village in East Godavari District has lost over 127 acres of land in sea-erosion in the last four decades
Agriculture minister calls for ‘blue revolution’
Radha Mohan Singh says new policy for fisheries will protect livelihood of fishers and at the same time address challenges such as environmental …
10 Maharashtra villages to finally get Rs 74.5 lakh as benefits under joint forest management scheme
Detailed accounts of revenue earned from each village forest should be made public, says activist
Aadhaar not essential for availing public services, LPG subsidy: SC
Centre's claim that unique identity card is voluntary is belied by action to link several benefits and services with Aadhar, says Supreme Court
Missing pulse
Despite being a world leader in pulses production, India has been forced to import due to crop loss and seed deficit. The sharp rise in prices is …
Rise of wives of don-politicians
As many as six-don turned politicians in Bihar are fielding their wives in Lok Sabha election 2014