An early 20th century US earthquake teaches lessons in tectonics
Flood, again
`I did not have a government for 36 hours'
Pilgrims discounted
Ready for only tourists
Uttarakhand government has carried out rehabilitation projects only in tourist circles and ignored other areas that were hit by ...
Forecasting failure
Met department has not learnt lessons from the Uttarakhand tragedy. It remains ill-equipped
Eye on the storm
Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s ...
Devastated still
Months after disaster struck Uttarakhand, government has done little to improve people’s lives
Troubled Beautiful Minds
They are there—each residential area has its mentally disturbed people; each family has anecdotes of crazy ...
Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods
In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into ...
Inheritance of loss
Economic losses due to extreme weather events reach record high while nations spar over liability
Drought of equity
A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few ...
Green rider for GDP
World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth
Kudankulam meltdown
The spectre of Fukushima continues to haunt the world, forcing governments in most parts of the globe to rethink ...
Time for a shake-up
Scientists suggest local-level mapping as India upgrades its seismic map
Future shock
As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C ...
Drought hit
Jharkhand’s water table falls three metres in one year
Warning from Leh
Leh cloudburst is unusual, say scientists. Such extreme events are rising. What’s wrong?
Why is fodder so expensive?
Supply from agriculture and forests is dwindling
Remains of the day
New gold rush
Price puzzle
Getting the cost-tariff equation right is tricky
Real estate funds Metro
Urban planning given a miss
Little boxes of herbs
SUMANA NARAYANAN finds a 125-year-old shop selling herbal medicines in the lanes of Chennai
Copenhagen Diary