Supreme Court slams Centre over apathy to Bhopal waste

Government says delay is because disposal of the waste is “a highly emotional and politicised matter”

Ensure piped water supply to residents near Union Carbide plant: monitoring committee to Bhopal municipality

Non-profits present high court committee with documents on extent of water and soil contamination

US court frees Union Carbide of liability in Bhopal gas disaster case

Company need not pay for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims, says district judge

Municipalities get thumbs down on solid waste management

Study by a non-profit says guidelines on including informal sector in waste management are being ignored

Panchayati bonanza

13th Finance Commission puts money in the hands of local governments

Vaccine units need booster shots

Health ministry orders them to resume production but offers no action plan

Bhopal waste to be disposed of in the sea?

Taking cue from disposal of chemical weapons in 2009, Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee suggests incinerating the waste on a floating …

Khap panchayat bans paddy

Rice cultivation has led to waterlogging and soil salinity in Haryana’s Jhajjar district

Oriental Nicety denied entry into India

Supreme Court cites Basel Convention on trans-boundary movement of hazardous waste to stop toxic-laden ship, infamous for the Alaska oil spill of 1989

Road to disaster

Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …

Include public, fight Naxalites

Planning Commission wants to improve Integrated Action Plan

Water may shift from State to Concurrent List

Panel to make the suggestion before the Cabinet in June

BPL's dividing line

Government undecided on criteria to identify families below poverty line

India now has 1,706 tigers

At the last count their number was 1,411; experts doubt latest census

‘States that use less must get less’

Standing committee makes allocation of tribal funds conditional

Secret dam

People were not consulted, officials say they don’t know about it

Paan loses flavour

Iconic paan no more appeals to farmers, traders and common people. They say the contagious spread of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, is fast …

Streamlining autonomy

Panchayati raj ministry suggests amendments to local governance in north-eastern states

Smoke in the kitchen

The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?

Reserved for no one

Many reserved seats remained uncontested in first-ever panchayat elections in Jharkhand

Suicide rate in US army is rising every year

American journalist Dahr Jamail has written two books on the fallout of the US occupation in Iraq. In an interview over Skype Jamail told Moyna …

‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’

Whether it is the dismantling of toxics laden ship from the US, Oriental Nicety, or the clean up of the 350 tonnes of waste lying at the defunct …

Menopaused 20-somethings

Hysterectomies on a high since the launch of insurance scheme for BPL families in Andhra Pradesh  

Developers misuse SEZ land

Andhra Pradesh government issues notices for delays

Officials unmoved by court order

Officials unmoved by court order