28 years of Earth’s surface changes on Google

Watch a city expand or a glacier shrink through a series of satellite images; see the altering landscape at four spots in India  

Parties to Stockholm Convention endorse agroecology as the best alternative to endosulfan

Pesticide’s use restricted to limited number of crops

Concern for Ganga crosses religious barriers

Religious leaders pledge to work together to save river from increasing pollution

One national, eight regional paramedic institutes to open soon

Around 6.6 million allied health professionals short in India, finds a report

Patna's lone KFC outlet sealed

Franchisee never applied for licence, says food safety department

Pitroda holds Twitter conference to announce high-speed Internet connectivity to universities

PM's advisor fields questions from journalists and citizens on microblogging site

MoEF says no to radar installation in Narcondam hornbill habitat

The island in Andaman Nicobar is the only abode for the highly endangered bird

US attempts to shift focus of climate negotiations

Pushes countries to address the problem of short-lived climate pollutants

Power grid FAQ

Make Gujarat a CNG state: high court

Bring natrual gas rate at par with that in Delhi, Mumbai

Goa to cancel licences of 40 illegal mines

Mines were operating for over two decades without renewal of mining lease

Suspected cholera outbreak in Gujarat

Five deaths and over 200 cases of diarrhoea reported in five days

Gali Janardhan Reddy's Brahmani steel project scrapped

Andhra Pradesh government to take back over 5,000 ha allotted to the company

China not pleased with US slapping import duty on solar panels

Says US is sending world negative signal about trade protectionism

Sri Lanka has 7,370 elephants

It is the first ever census of its kind in the country

Orissa high court blow for Vedanta

Asks company to return land acquired for university to owners

March against Monsanto

More than a million people around the world marched against biotech giant Monsanto on May 25. The event was held across six continents, in 36 …

SC issues notices to Centre, states to check illegal sand mining

National Legal Services Authority, the petitioner, says rampant sand mining is devastating rivers in the absence of guidelines

Colonies on floodplains of Yamuna, Hindon: green tribunal issues notices to Centre, states

Petition alleges land mafia encroached floodplains in collusion with administration officials

High Court rejects petition challenging functioning of tribal bodies under Fifth Schedule of Constitution

Petitioner to appeal to Supreme Court; says sustained campaign by academia and civil society needed to ensure justice to tribal people

Holy men threaten to boycott next Shahi Snan, general elections

Pass unanimous resolution at Kumbh that only the party that pledges to protect Ganga will get votes

Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations

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

Tax hike on cigarettes can prevent four million deaths in India: report

ADB report points out that the amount of money spent by the poorest 10 million male smokers on cigarettes a day can actually help them buy 1,400 …

Kudankulam agreement void if it violates Nuclear Liability Act: Supreme Court

Agreement which makes Indian government liable is against law of the land, contends petitioner

Deadly virus triggers fears of SARS-like epidemic

WHO has not declared whether deadly virus, which has caused the death of a Saudi national, is a public health threat