Government report reveals weak spots in functioning of Indian pharma industry
Staff crunch, transparency issues and outdated trial methods plague monitoring activity
Deepwater Horizon oil spill contributed to dolphin deaths
US government study finds petroleum contaminants likely source of lung, adrenal lesions
Natural disasters will soon cost the world $314 billion annually: UN
Wake up call for the world to invest in disaster risk reduction
Black carbon's impact on ecosystems
It is known to alter melt cycle of glaciers and interfere with rainfall patterns
Does short-lived black carbon have long-term climate impact?
Comparing global warming potential of CO2 and black carbon has its limitations
Bird flu outbreak in Chandigarh’s Sukhna lake
Avian influenza virus is a highly pathogenic strain, show lab test results
Three die of suspected swine flu in Hyderabad
Thirteen women die after undergoing sterilisation at government camp in Chhattisgarh
Locals claim negligence as doctors rushed to meet targets
Evacuation of 450,000 people on in coastal Andhra
Officials say people from 500 villages will be moved to safer areas by evening
Tropical storm, Fung-Wong, leaves 200,000 displaced in the Philippines
Taiwan evacuates people from danger zones
Typhoon Rammasun moving towards India
India Met office says it will have positive impact on southwest monsoon in India
Tribal voters & yield of Forest Rights Act
Government’s new housing scheme for urban poor leaves vital questions unanswered
According to an unofficial estimate, there is a shortage of more than 40 million dwelling units, with the demand growing at 10 per cent per annum
Focus must be on children ‘left behind’, says UN study
According to a UNICEF report, despite achievements, millions of children live in poverty and die before the age of five, miss schooling and …
Russian news agency, FAO to work jointly on food safety, nutrition
The UN food agency has signed partnerships with a number of media organisations to raise public awareness on hunger and agricultural development
Science minister harps on Modi’s mantra of revisiting ‘ancient Indian technologies’ to fight climate change
Y S Chowdary assures that monsoon is in a positive trend and there is no need to have any kind of anxiety
US food regulation agency declares hydrogenated oils not safe for human health
Several American companies are working towards the removal of such contents from their food products, hoping that the elimination will be done …
Give industry clearance on time or pay penalty, Telangana tells officers
In a bid to attract investment to the state, Telangana government entitles industry promoters to the ‘Right to Clearance’
NASA’s Hubble detects ‘sunscreen’ layer on remote planet
The discovery is important as a stratosphere provides clues about how a planet is formed and its composition
Liberia is now Ebola-free, says UN
Altogether, 10,564 people were infected and 4,716 lost their lives in the West African countr
Three million need humanitarian assistance in Somalia
The internal conflict has left about one million displaced in the country, says UN official
Earthquake aftermath: survivors tweet images and updates from the ground
As authorities assess damage and loss of life in Kathmandu, details trickle in from areas surrounding Mount Everest
‘Kathmandu is enveloped in a cloud of dust’
Senior journalist based in Kathmandu, Rajesh Ghimire, reports the extent of damage sustained by the capital following the earthquake
Cook stoves: the politics and the quest for solutions
What should be the approach to deal with local health impacts of cooking fuels that would also inform India's national and global policy?
Short-lived pollutants: the other part of climate agenda
CO2 mitigation has to be conjoined with methane and black carbon mitigation to keep temperature rise below 2°C