Are malnutrition figures in India exaggerated? Experts debate the WHO formula
Treasure in troubled land
Red alert on Indian spices
Mosquito matters
Elementary failure
Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment ...
The gas game
Fluorocarbons, which created a hole in the ozone layer, have generated intense global debates. But these have been more ...
More bite, less to chew
The most controversial aspect of the food security law is the restructuring of the public distribution system to cover ...
Shark in a soup
The fish, high in demand for its fin, is dwindling in the Indian waters. Will a mere ban on ...
Germany in transition
From an economy addicted to coal and nuclear energy, Germany is fast transforming into one driven by renewables. Its ...
Rivers, up close and personal
Over centuries people have learnt to live with rivers. They are part of our lives but over the past ...
Bonded motherhood
Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill doesn’t protect surrogate mothers’ rights: Planning Commission
Why experts want GM freeze
Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims
Out of the box
Outer packaging of daily-need products serves no purpose, adds to country’s waste disposal woes
Renewable or not?
Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a ...
Handloom threatened
Textile ministry proposes change in definition of handloom. Weavers fear it can ruin the tradition
Deficient programme
Centre wants to treat anaemia with iron tablets. Can pills substitute nutritious food?
Troubled Beautiful Minds
They are there—each residential area has its mentally disturbed people; each family has anecdotes of crazy ...
Build it right to build it once
Dampness can debilitate a building and those living in it. Know how to get rid of it
The malnutrition bazaar
Is India ready to protect itself from the onslaught of food and nutrition industry?
Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods
In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into ...
Foreign food invasion
A growing taste for foods from across the globe is adding hugely to India’s import bill for groceries and ...
Clearance rush
Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate
Rogue GM crops wreak havoc
Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread
Environment Day special: ACmageddon
Crores to gamble
National fund for research in clean energy ill-utilised