A new study has shown that a compound extracted from licorice root, commonly used in candies, can help fight rare,…

A revolution in small farm management is essential to revitalise the country’s agriculture sector, according to noted agriculture scientist M.S.…

The Supreme Court on Monday held that the Right to Information Act cannot be used by a litigant to question…

Women’s groups, organisations and individuals have appealed to Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily to amend the laws on sexual violence…

The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act was billed to be a giant leap towards universalization of education in…

There is an alarming rise in sea level along the Indian coast since 2004, said Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of…

Fake entries and wrong entries have been the bane of the government’s flagship welfare plan — the National Rural Employment…

Companies such as L&T, IL&FS, Dr Reddy’s and NIIT will soon train and employ youths from Below Poverty Line (BPL)…

The District Rural Development Agency has hiked the wage from January 1 ERODE: Hike in National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme…

Petty criminals who break into condom vending machines are causing concern among Aids and HIV-prevention activists in the Indian city…

Of Indian households’ total annual income, 0.22 per cent is spent on buying newspapers — that is, if total national…

Even before the dust has settled on the controversial Copenhagen climate deal, India is set to take the lead in…

Those willing to hand over their land for the laying of new railway tracks will be adequately compensated and a…

For 25 years, residents of Tajnagar village near Gurgaon lobbied for a railway station in their village. When their demand…

Can a judge be asked under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as to why and how he came to…