The Centre has drafted a health bill to ensure the right to health. However, health experts feel the bill will,…

Nearly 2 lakh farmers committed suicide in India since 1997. The share of big five states accounted for 1,22,823 suicides…

One nabbed at traffic junction, the other at the bus-stand on her way home Even as it has launched a…

The World Wildlife Fund has warned that days are numbered for much of the sensitive Sunderbans eco-system and in 60…

Mountains of discarded computers and mobile phones could soon pose serious threats to public health and the environment in developing…

Seeks opinion of Medical Council and Ministry in curbing their promotion  Oral emergency contraceptive pills gaining popularity among young girls…

With the mountains of hazardous waste from electronic products growing exponentially in developing countries, sometimes by as much as 500…

   Spurred in part by the debate over Bt brinjal, and in part by the controversy raised abroad by certain…

India has notified education as a fundamental right for all children between 6 and 14 years, enabling them and their…

Sugar prices have been rising, and the government has been offering sweet nothings. But on Tuesday the entire Opposition –…

When the government passed the Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2005, it should have added a statutory warning: exercising…

The study was conducted in six States and is based on interviews of over 51,000 individuals  Findings also underscore the…

The Left parties would raise a demand to scrap the “archaic” Land Acquisition Act, 1884, as it facilitated land acquisition…

In its election manifesto for the 2009 general elections, Congress had promised that it would ensure that allocations made under…

Likely to be rolled out gradually, in 3 to 6 months from now  Once fully implemented, the scheme may touch…