Govt framing guidelines on handling of COVID-19 casualties

Amid a controversy over the cremation of the 68-year-old woman who died in Delhi after being infected with the novel coronavirus, the Union health ministry has begun working on framing guidelines......

Choked! 2 Indians die every minute due to air pollution

According to a study by the medical journal, the Lancet, air pollution has emerged as the deadliest form of pollution and the fourth leading risk factor for premature deaths worldwide. The air......

Mr PM, give us the freedom to achieve economic success

After many false starts, India may well be at the inflexion point that Deng Xiaoping took China to post-1978. The window of opportunity is wide open right now, says Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Prime......

Tianjin explosions: Fire continues to rage; toll mounts to 56

Firefighters run as smoke rises at the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters Over 1,000 firefighters aided by military experts trained......

Seeking revival, Dabhol embraces a brand new plan

Dabhol's assets will be demerged into the power plant and the LNG terminal. IMAGE: Dabhol plant has been in the custody of state-owned NTPC and GAIL. Photograph, courtesy: Business Standard  ......

Budget 2012 is a mixed bag, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment supports the tax hike on big cars and SUVs brought on by the Union Budget 2012. Excise duty on large cars has increased marginally from 22 per cent to 24 per......

Invest in necessities: Air, trash and H20

The Forbes.com Investor Team tried to figure out ways to make a virtue of necessity, specifically when it comes to trends that relate to the world's growing population size, appetite, air......

10 problems that gold mining faces

More than 85 percent of gold mined today will end up as jewelry tomorrow. Gold mining is not an essential industry like the harvesting of food or even paper production. It is certainly not......