Government for FDI in nuclear energy
Final decision to be taken by Cabinet soon
Public hearing for pet coke plant turns violent
Residents say Sunvira industries' plant will emit noxious gases, chemicals
Pentavalent vaccine approved in five more states. Health ministry brushes aside safety concerns
Four children in Kerala reportedly died immediately after the vaccine was administered
New poverty estimate soon
But will it reflect true level of poverty in the country?
Gram sewaks protest NREGS pressure
Nine gram sewaks have committed suicide in past one year due to work stress
Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality
Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better
Government must pay for healthcare at point of use: WHO expert
India looks to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure on health in 12th Plan
Australia says no to protecting Japanese whale hunters
Does not buy country’s argument that it is whaling for scientific reasons
2011: 10th warmest year on record
Arctic sea ice at its lowest in 2011, says World Meteorological Organization report
Jairam Ramesh proposes making rural job scheme less labour-intensive
Revised MGNREGS guidelines to be finalised end of this week
US drug authority rejects plea to ban antibiotics in animal feed
Claims withdrawal process expensive and resource intensive
Experts contest new vaccine policy document
Say they were not consulted
Ban on construction work at Maheshwar dam lifted
This despite Jairam Ramesh himself accepted rehabilitation was slow
Bamboo a minor forest produce: Ramesh
Forest departments had been refusing the control over bamboo by forest dwellers
Carbon dioxide crosses 400 ppm mark
Breach indicates sources of CO2 emissions in the US have gone up
MGNREGA activist gangraped in Bihar
Victim dies on way to hospital; she had angered influential landlords of her village
Tea producing nations unite to create a forum
New body to promote tea as a preferred beverage across the globe
Clinical drug trials: registration of contract research organisations put on hold
Absence of regulatory infrastructure to assess them cited as reason
Delhi High Court orders shifting of biomedical waste incinerator from Okhla
Residents hope it will pave the way for shifting of Jindal's waste-to-energy plant
Norwegian pension fund, banks invest in polluting Indian steel mill
Foreign investors in India ignore green performance of industries
High court directs Bengaluru civic body to segregate waste at source
Court to monitor transition to full segregation and processing
Bundelkhand's dalit women join hands to drought-proof their villages
96 women-led pani panchayats take over water resource management
Sikkim bans gutkha
It is the 13th state to do so after FSSAI issued a regulation last year
Enforce gutkha ban in Delhi: high court
Forum of doctors had sought ban; cited increasing incidence of oral and lung cancers
Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain's submission to parliamentary committee on agriculture regarding GM crops