More than a cuppa
Joint forest management makes Darjeeling's Makaibari estate an environmental treasure
Melting into thin air
The 25-km long Gangotri glacier, fountainhead of the Ganga, is receding at an average 18 …
Spawning grounds
Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala-azar in new areas
Trouble in Tripura
Restrictions on jhum cultivation, large-scale immigration and timber smuggling have made …
Global Heat
Climatologists say recent heat waves in India are early signs of global warming due to …
Bonn and beyond
The climate change meeting at Bonn tentatively agreed to postpone resolution of issues
Engineered chaos
The Kosi river -- 'Bihar's sorrow' -- floods every year. But embankments built to control …
Return of the woods
Two decades of toil have given back to Seed village in Udaipur a forest that villagers felt …
Park in trouble
Proposal for an oil exploration site inside the Kirthar National Park outrages …
Communities to the rescue
Malaria is no longer an unmanageable disease in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe, thanks to …
Twice Unlucky
In 1962, it was the Indo-Chinese war. Now it is the creation of the Nanda Devi Biosphere …
A Heap Of A Problem
The problem of solid waste management is not just limited to the cities
Managing Wastes
The solution lies in making waste management a community exercise
The beacon
Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment
Micro is big. Talk nano
Researchers studying the health effects of tiny particles from vehicular emissions are …
Industry at any cost
Industrial estates of Gujarat are cesspools of filth and environmental health hazards. Yet …
Fighting it out
Groups of tribal women in Orissa are fighting against authorities to improve their lot …
Forestmaker
A man who has done commendable work in afforestation remains hidden from the limelight
changing climes
Climate change is a very slow process, notoriously difficult to understand. Is it …