Plants use smell of cut grass to attract insects that can protect it, reveals study
Finding could help develop plants that are more resistant to pests
An amla a day
Keeps the doctor away
Public opinion on corruption worsening in South Asia: survey
Global Corruption Barometer 2013 report by Transparency International shows people in South Asia feel governments have failed to check corruption &…
Swine flu: shortage of lab facilities adds to people’s woes
Government hospitals testing only those patients who are in poor condition, complain patients
NASA curiosity rover smashes Mars rock
NASA scientists will now have to find a new target from which to pull up a sample for analysis
World’s major groundwater basins found to be depleting
Study concludes that we are using groundwater reserves at a fast pace without knowing when they might run dry
UN food agency launches digital platform on family farming
The move will allow governments to build stronger policies in favour of family farmers across the world
Unpacking europium, the mainstay of the lighting industry
The rare earth metal is all around us—in flouorescent lamps, display screens, televisions to smart tablets and phones. But is deep mining …
Amount of mercury in environment grossly underestimated
Quantity released in the environment since 1850 is over twice more than previously estimated, says a study
Bihar government scraps two posts of information commissioners
Activists who had been demanding filling up of two vacant posts of information commissioners cry foul
Meeting called by health ministry to regulate e-cigarettes inconclusive
There is abundance of evidence that e-cigarettes are harmful but no progress made in 'national consultations' as some participants demanded more …
Monsoon to hit Kerala coast on June 3
Cyclone Mahasen likely to increase intensity of rainfall over southern peninsula
'We cannot sell the idea of equity back home,' says US negotiator
US says no to equitable division of atmospheric space
Green cover in tribal areas increases
Green activists and tribal community have been fighting against government-aided coal and mine expansion programmes for long now
With aim to end tuberculosis by 2020, Harsh Vardhan announces free treatment for all
Assures nutritional support and financial assistance
Ranbaxy to pay $500 million to settle cases in US
Company was selling sub-standard drugs; submitted false claims to health authorities
MoEF halts civil work to raise level of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam
Hydropower project developer asked to wait for Supreme Court decision
Who gets how much
Budget outlay for different ministries and departments
Railway budget proposes a slew of measures for modernisation
Cost will be met through borrowings and debt service fund
Andhra Pradesh plans separate budget for agriculture and allied sectors
It would include a Rs 100-crore pilot project to introduce solar pump sets
'Space missions can change the technology environment of a country'
NASA scientist says India needs to attract talent into science, not management
Cyclonic rains ravage coastal Andhra; death toll rises to 25
Crops on 250,000 hectares destroyed, 60,000 people in relief camps
GoM clears Land Acquisition Bill
Makes compulsory approval of the gram sabhas for acquiring land in tribal areas
Stem cell breakthrough gets Nobel in medicine
British scientist John B Gurdon and his Japanese counterpart Shinya Yamanaka honoured
Rural expenditure up by 33 per cent: NSSO
Around 83 million rural people still live on less than Rs 20 a day