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Biodiversity holds a treasure trove of chemicals that can be used to treat diseases. But species are disappearing.

Project Tiger was launched by the Central government on April 1, 1973, in a bid to promote conservation of the tiger

Originally passed in 1873 and named for an anti-vice crusader, the Comstock Act was intended to prohibit the mailing of contraceptives

The new NASA device being launched into space is capable of measuring air pollution down to the neighborhood level.

A revolutionary modernist and the father of cubism, April 8 marks Pablo Picasso's 50th death anniversary.

Mifepristone, used along with misoprostol, is the most commonly used method of abortion in the US. It now finds itself at the centre of the US’s hotly contested abortion debate, and with two competing court rulings on it, its status has been thrown into a limbo.

Buckingham Palace has announced that it is collaborating with a study exploring the relationship the British monarchy had with the slave trade. Here is what available historical evidence tells us.

The corruption allegations surfaced last October when activist N Rajasekaran filed a petition in the Madras High Court, seeking a probe into the construction of 11 new medical colleges by the AIADMK government.

While CM Sawant said the Bill would save the state’s paddy fields from being taken over by buyers for non-agriculture purposes, Goa Forward Party's Vijay Sardesai said it would 'turn Goa into another Gurgaon or Chattarpur'.

As per the legal notice, OTT platform Netflix has been asked to remove the first episode of season two where the character of Raj allegedly refers to Madhuri Dixit using a "derogatory term".