The flood situation in Assam worsened today with over 27,000 people affected in more than 70 villages across the state. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its daily flood report
It was supposed to be a 'safe' industrial unit, had even won many environmental safety awards, until the ugly truth literally spilled out. And left dazed villagers in its wake. The populace of at
A fishermen's protest against the prawn mafia ends in
It's often difficult to realise the true scale of disasters till they happen. By which time, invaribly, it's too late. The story of the biggest earthquake (8.0 Richter) in 50 years, epicentred 20 km
What happens when protected animals invade farmlands and destroy crops? In Maharashtra, affected farmers can now just pick up a gun and shoot them. For many years now, the one million-strong farming
The Karnataka government has scored another first. Its first telemedicine project was inaugurated on April 8 by CM S.M. Krishna at the Narayana Hrudayalaya, a cardiac facility in Bangalore. The
In Sahu Nangla village in Western Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, they do not have the Met office curse. In this sleepy village, no one sleeps. For a month now they have been waiting for the
Doctors say there are around five million asthma patients in India. Others, including NGOs working in the health sector, reckon that this number could be eight times higher. Whatever it is, asthma is
Indian researchers may have found the magic bullet - the best bet against cancer at least till gene therapy comes along.The new drug, developed by a five-member team of scientists and doctors at IACS
The early onset of southwest monsoons - the annual phenomenon delivers 80 per cent of the country's total rainfall - preceded by good pre-monsoon showers all over the country has happily startled
Poorer by 12 rare tigers, by human error or otherwise, it's time our zoos are modernised -- a report.
