Pesticide makers build case to get endosulfan ban lifted
Affidavit filed in court claims pesticide is safe
Supreme Court says no to increasing Tehri reservoir level
Negates its earlier order that gave temporary permission to do so
New land acquisition bill will aggravate farmers' distress: legal experts
Jaitapur-affected to get annuity payments
NPCIL agrees to pay a compensation of Rs 25 lakh per hectare of land acquired
'Will fight POSCO till last breath'
Kin of anti-POSCO leader killed in bomb explosion in Gobindapur village resolves to fight on
Scrap all coal block allocations to private firms: Parliament panel
Consumers denied cheap electricity because government failed to monitor private firms allocated coal blocks almost free of cost, says report
CAG report shows how badly Andhra manages its finances
It some cases money spent without budgetary provision; in certain others funds meant for welfare development saved unnecessarily
Where India's water economy stands
Tushaar Shah works at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Anand and leads the IWMI-Tata water policy programme in India. He …
Maharashtra pushes for relaxing norms around Mumbai’s silence zones
Activists accuse government of abdicating fundamental responsibility of ensuring good health of citizens
Number of children vaccinated last year is unimpressive
Despite an intensified immunisation scheme, children in the country are not fully immunised
New strain of norovirus identified
Scientists warn “Sydney 2012” could cause an epidemic of acute gastroenteritis
Pentavalent vaccine deaths prompt doctors, activists to appeal to health secretary
Five-in-one vaccine introduced in Haryana without evaluating what happened in Tamil Nadu, Kerala
TB and respiratory disorders have increased in Bellary: CAG report
Country's chief auditor calls for a comprehensive study on impact of mining on people, livelihood before grant of leases
PPP is the way forward to improve healthcare in India: McKinsey
Union health minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, endorses affordable healthcare through private sector
Profits and not improving accessibility matter to Indian drug makers
FICCI conference organised to discuss access to generic medicines focuses more on increasing exports
Delhi smog lifts partially
Pollution build up in recent days corresponded with peak traffic hours and freight movement
G77, China appeal to developed countries to meet commitments on resource mobilisation
Financial targets agreed to by developed countries in Nagoya were to be determined at CoP 11 in Hyderabad
High court halts seizure of Ganesha idols by Nagpur civic agency
Municipal corporation rapped for delaying ban on plaster of Paris idols that pollute the city's water bodies
Court postpones hearing against Dow Chemical for the 37th time
Court yet to initiate criminal liability case against the multinational company in the Bhopal gas leak case; charge-sheet was filed in 1987
National Green Tribunal to hear all environmental cases: Supreme Court
Apex court order may create problems for the already understaffed and overworked tribunal
Institutional monitoring of PPP projects made mandatory
Agencies, ministries implementing such projects will need to set up monitoring units to ensure private concessionaires follow Planning Commission …
Kalahandi MP denied bamboo passage
He is not allowed to cart away bamboo poles purchased from village conferred community rights under Forest Rights Act
Green tribunal stays filling up of Maheshwar dam reservoir
Environment ministry yet to set up committee to supervise lowering of dam gates and partial filling of reservoir
Tourism to be prohibited in Jarawa reserve
Cabinet approves regulation declaring five km reserved area inhabited by the aboriginal tribe as buffer zone
Two talukas in Maharashtra face worst drought in memory
Experts blame it on poor groundwater management, lax attitude of government in providing irrigation facilities