Health ministry merges TB programme with rural health mission
TB control supervision will suffer, say officials manning the programme
Forest panel clears Jindal's mining projects in Saranda forest
Approval given without waiting for wildlife management plan for elephant reserve
Gut microbes can cause severe malnutrition
Study on Malawian children suffering from kwashiorkor establishes the link
A muddy trail: two landscape architects create a nature trail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
'Muddy Feet' gives access to a swamp and is meant to promote environmental awareness
Okhla bird sanctuary in danger
Construction work going on around the avian habitat without any approval
Maharashtra sugarcane farmers protest for better price
Agitation spreads to six districts, procurement near standstill
Implementation of biosafety norms not satisfactory: Gbedemah
Funds availability a major hindrance, says head of biosafety at CBD
Bureau of Indian Standards failed to prescribe safety norms for mobile phones, towers: CAG report
Revised radiation limit to be in force from September 1
Maharashtra diverting water from Vidarbha farmers to power plants: Greenpeace report
71 more thermal power plants are in various stages of approval in the region
Vilappil residents force police to retreat
Kerala village panchayat demands permanent closure of waste treatment plant
SC allows dismantling of Exxon Valdez at Alang
Prohibits future entry of ships for ship-breaking if they violate Basel Convention
15 doctors went on foreign jaunt sponsored by pharma company, says Lok Sabha member
Doctors and pharma company deny charges
Information cannot be leashed
The state and capital meet their match in digital technology
POSCO project may kick off this year despite green tribunal order
India’s largest FDI might downsize initially, to get going
New York may lose its sugary fizz fix
Mayor calls for ban on sale of super-sized soft drinks
'Step up emission reduction ambition'
Developed countries ask developing countries to do more to tackle climate change
Goa suspends mining trade licences
Move aimed to curb illegal trading in metal ores
Time for course correction
Congress likely to go all out to woo people in the new budget
Pollution-hit Tuticorin salt manufacturers worried by food safety act being implemented
Fly ash from thermal power plants in the area settles on the salt; affects quality
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions
Alternatives to endosulfan
FAO to give suggestions on the pesticide to committee on persistent organic pollutants
Karnataka cancels leases of two mini hydel projects in Western Ghats
Developer Maruthi Power Gen had fudged facts to show one project as two to circumvent clearances from Centre
Vidarbha experiment with desi cotton to be extended to 10 states
CICR says it got yields as high as 25 to 30 quintals per acre using high density plantation of non-Bt cotton varieties
India bans use of dolphins for commercial entertainment
Environment ministry says dolphins are ‘non-human persons’; morally unacceptable to capture them for entertainment
MoEF challenges penalty on it for allowing industries to function near Kaziranga
Appeal to Supreme Court says Assam government responsible for implementing notification on no-development zone around national park