Cabinet gives nod to new telecom policy
The policy proposes to delink spectrum from license
Social profiling to be a part of healthcare
ICMR and ICSSR sign MoU to ensure health research benefits all
Arunachal Pradesh postpones public hearing as anti-dam protests get violent
In Assam, activists block road leading to Gerugamukh project on Assam-Arunachal border
Bhagalpur may commission a waste-to-energy plant
Activists say similar plants elsewhere in the country are lying defunct
New species of snake discovered in Western Ghats
It is named after Varad Giri of Bombay Natural History Society who brought it from Goa
Nuclear power corporation goes all out to garner support for Jaitapur and Kudankulam plants
Holds the first meeting in a series meant to prove safety of the plants
Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has highest number of diabetics
All men and women above 30 to be screened for diabetes in 100 districts by March 2021
Nuclear corporation to allow general public inside power plants
Requests can be sent online
Devise action plan to tackle malnutrition deaths: Bombay HC
Over 600 tribal children have died so far
Vulture nemesis still in drug store shelves
Ban on diclofenac flouted by over a third of the pharmacies
Starving hens now an offence
Animal Welfare Board says practice a violation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
Teesta deal likely
India and Bangladesh to sign an interim treaty for 15 years
Monsanto wins against Indiana farmer
US Supreme Court says that planting and harvesting Monsanto’s patented seeds amounts to making additional copies of the company's patented …
A look back at monsoon 2012
Met officials claim accurate predictions of monsoon dates for eight years. Will they be able to do so this time?
Bomb kills 4 protesters at POSCO steel project site
Crude bomb was allegedly hurled by hired local goons at a group gathered in the backyard of a house to discuss land acquisition
Human and pig genes match
Two genomic studies claim to provide crucial data for improving pig stock and biomedical research
Union Cabinet approves amendments in Wildlife (Protection) Act
Makes consultation with gram sabhas mandatory for notifying wildlife sanctuaries and national parks
Wang-Marathwadi dam protest called off
Government gives in-principle approval to ascertain compensation based on the annual income of affected people
States neglecting silicosis: NHRC
Human rights commission calls for collective efforts to provide healthcare, compensation to victims and kin
Maldharis demand FRA titles over grasslands
Gujarat forest department's working plan denies pastoral community their customary grazing rights over Banni
Occupy Wall Street goes viral
Will the movement that claims to represent 99 per cent Americans help check the greed of the one per cent super-rich?
Mendha Lekha gets record bamboo rate
Earns 2.5 times more than what the highest rate received by the forest department last year
Urban India's deprived lot
India is becoming dominantly urban, and the urban poor, who are increasing in numbers, face exclusion from basic amenities like safe drinking …
‘Making TB a notifiable disease will benefit patients’
Tuberculosis kills around 1,000 people each day in India and more than two million people are affected by the bacterial disease. This makes India …
This sugar substitute increases blood sugar levels
Study finds sucralose increases glycemic and insulin responses in obese people