Damn it!

Is the VHP calling the shots as far as the fate of the Tehri dam is concerned?

Race to kill kyoto protocol

As Copenhagen nears, Obamas America sees new hope Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the …

Race to kill kyoto protocol

As Copenhagen nears, Obamas America sees new hope Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the …

Pro-industry food safety and standards bill does not address safety concerns

"We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun." -- George Orwell in his 1937 novel The Road …

"Future of local population rests on tiger-related tourism"

Jim Knight, UK's minister for biodiversity, landscape and rural affairs, responds to Kushal Pal Singh Yadav's queries on the British government's …

"The digital divide is also about a divide in the mindset"

Sam Pitroda, regarded by many as the father of India’s telecom revolution, was in India recently for the Fourth Annual Baramati Initiative …

Soft drinks do contain pesticides

The Joint Parliamentary Committee has finally delivered its verdict. Affirming that the Centre for Science and Environment's findings about the …

BHOPAL: the bad dream continues

Bhopal is a metaphor for disaster, industrial and human. It has been the object of much speculation and typically endless litigation. A case …

Out with asbestos!

September saw a slew of developments giving renewed impetus to the global movement against asbestos

Forest states want money in lieu of felling

On August 1, 2003, Madhya Pradesh made a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a fund-generating mechanism for forest protection. Earlier, in June, …

A mountain to climb

Cash-strapped Uttaranchal embarks on industrialisation. However, its policies are frightfully blind to green issues

A ritual offer of nothing

On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's exhortation to "implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and …

Orissa okays mining in tribal territory

In a move that threatens to dislocate the lives of millions of Orissa's tribal people, the state government has decided to allow transfer of land …

HP village plugs hydel project

In an unprecedented development, the members of a gram sabha in Himachal Pradesh exercised rights conferred on them under the fifth schedule of …

Taj corridor project compromises heritage

Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities' mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six …

Endosulfan declared not guilty

Good news for the ever manipulative pesticide industry: the Dubey committee -- a panel of experts set up by the Registration Committee of the …

Printers' devil

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the relocation of Sanganer's polluting dyeing and printing units within a year. Failure …

Pesticide industry thriving on legal loopholes

The CSE's recent expos has blown the lid off the bottled water industry's tall claims on the purity of its products. Simultaneously, it has …

Highway projects mow down ecolaws

India's road networking plan, one of the few projects that are progressing ahead of schedule, is flouting a number of environmental guidelines

Cacophony in Telecom sector

Tug-of-war between basic service providers (MTNL, Reliance, Tata) and cellular operators has intensified after wireless in local loop (WLL) launch

Mine games

Haryana's politics-mining nexus plays havoc with the environment (Read full article)

Pesticide politics

As the endosulfan controversy erupts afresh, the Kerala government finds itself in a tight spot

Sitting Ducks

As polluting asbestos units and illegal mining thrive amid lax laws, lakhs of workers become easy prey for dreaded diseases

Rivers(e) effect

The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by …

Trouble at sea

From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused