In- Depth

Living on the edge
Environment
Living on the edge

Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism in the region. It’s time to adopt the middle path of development and learn from each other’s experience
January 15, 2014
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Virgin islands In peril
Environment

Virgin islands In peril
Mercury treaty still sketchy
Environment

Mercury treaty still sketchy
One dollar, one language, one world
Environment

One dollar, one language, one world
Bhutan’s experiments with happiness
Environment

Bhutan’s experiments with happiness

The idyllic Buddhist kingdom believes that peace and happiness should take preference over material growth. In a world beset ...
October 31, 2013
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Turbulence ahead
Environment

Turbulence ahead

Green clearance issue solved, Navi Mumbai airport project now faces opposition from people
September 15, 2013
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Insensitive to sensitive zone
Environment

Insensitive to sensitive zone

Centre declared a stretch from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi eco-sensitive. Why is Uttarakhand dragging its feet over implementing it?
July 31, 2013
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Clearance rush
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Clearance rush

Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate
July 15, 2013
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Auroville’s alternative galaxy
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Auroville’s alternative galaxy

How a township has set high standard for eco-friendly living
May 31, 2013
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Not a waste until wasted
Environment

Not a waste until wasted

Punjab farmers burn straw after harvest. It is time to exploit the potential of this agro-waste
January 31, 2013
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Web unravels
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Web unravels

Spiders can tell us about the health of the environment
December 15, 2012
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Perilous port
Environment

Perilous port

Proposed seaport in Vizhinjam can spell disaster for fishers, tourism and biodiversity in Kerala
October 31, 2012
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Virtual coast guard
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Virtual coast guard

Non-profits develop web application to monitor haphazard development along Indian coastline
October 15, 2012
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Innovative administrator
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Innovative administrator

IAS officer R Gopalakrishnan made development work for people
August 15, 2012
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Future compromised
Environment

Future compromised

The Earth Summit was a historical opportunity to set the world on the correct development trajectory. Negotiators from ...
July 15, 2012
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Green rider for GDP
Environment

Green rider for GDP

World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth
June 30, 2012
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A thin green coating
Environment

A thin green coating

No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives
June 15, 2012
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Stained steel
Environment

Stained steel

The iron and steel sector is regarded as the core of Indian economy. Its players are big and powerful. ...
June 15, 2012
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Fancy wall for Sundarbans
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Fancy wall for Sundarbans

Government starts building massive embankments on the fragile delta using untested technology. Experts say the project benefits contractors, ...
May 31, 2012
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Let’s talk
Environment

Let’s talk

On February 24, Centre for Science and Environment raised the curtains for the Anil Agarwal Dialogues on green clearances. ...
March 31, 2012
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Concrete invasion
Environment

Concrete invasion

Colombo’s marshes cannot avert floods the way they used to. Construction is to be blamed
February 15, 2012
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Science meets fiction
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Science meets fiction

Down To Earth invites sci-fi buffs and writers to take its readers on a guided tour of the world ...
January 15, 2012
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Serious inquiry
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Serious inquiry

Environment ministry categorises offences relating to environmental clearances
November 30, 2011
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Cleared for growth
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Cleared for growth
October 15, 2011
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Bay in distress
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Bay in distress

A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved
August 15, 2011
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