The resonance
Where India stands
Chlorine check
Running a farm
Farm forestry can overcome the raw material scare
What should be done
Some key actions for the sustainable growth of the pulp and paper industry
Paperworks
Overall environment health of the pulp and paper industry is far from healthy Inefficiency in resource use plagues the ...
Gone with the wind
When the wind energy sector was opened to private investors in 1993, there was a virtual boom. However, after ...
On windy shores
Since the 1950s and 60s, India's efforts to tap wind energy have seen many ups and downs. The mid-1990s ...
Problems aplenty
The government wanted to make India a leading wind power, but it got the details wrong
Digging the earth
Earlier it was deforestation, now it is mining that threatens the once stately Aravallis with total destruction
HOME AT LAST
After more than 30 years of struggle, the Inuit people of Canada are given more autonomy and the right ...
Blown out
A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Pakistan and despite early warnings the toll on the Indian side is ...
Lack of options
Neither improving diesel quality nor upgrading engine technology help to avert the threat posed by toxic particulate emissions from ...
Acid rain arriving soon in India
It wreaked havoc in Europe. Now scientists are worried that acid rain may soon acquire grave proportions in India. ...
Early signals
Scientists became aware of acid rain more than a century ago
Alarming situation
If fossil fuel emissions go unchecked, there is a possibility of sulphur dioxide emissions increasing four-fold in India by ...
To save the future
A change is needed in government policy to discourage the use of fossil fuels. Strict pollution control measures have ...
The Himalayan herb grower
Arun Kumar Badoni has taken upon himself the task of conserving medicinal and aromatic plants in the Garhwal Himalaya
Tall Blunder
In 1996, industries in Delhi were hit by a series of court orders requiring them to take measures to ...
Fabled Fruits!
Taking off from its climatic range - Himalayan to tropical - India has much to offer in terms of ...
Different flavours
From major fruits like the mango, banana and citrus to minor ones like karonda and sapthei, the story is ...
TOXIC TRAIL
A small area in northern Vadodara is cluttered with nearly 200 industries, most of them dealing in chemicals. This ...
BONE BAZAAR
Two small border towns, Tachilek in Myanmar and Mae Sai in Thailand, thrive on illegal trade in animal products. ...
North vs South
Developing nations should not sit back and allow the US to do the thinking. They should find a way of ...