In - Depth

In Bihar's Katihar town most people have toilets with septic tanks. The urban local body collects septage and simply dumps it in the landfill at Udma Rekha (Photo: Anil Yadav)
Water
Blind spot in Namami Gange

By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the Central, state and local sanitation programmes recognised faecal sludge management as a priority to ensure a clean Ganga  
January 06, 2017
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Environment

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Water

Warring over water
The world’s mountains are home to a diverse range of populations such as Quechuas in the Andes, Amhara in Ethiopia and the Tibetans and Yi in China to name a few Photo: Vikas Choudhary
Environment

Mountain people in the throes of great changes
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Governance

Making of the Indian Constitution: a simplified brief
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Environment

Justice eludes for more than three decades
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Economy

The march of isolationism
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Waste

The dirty truth
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Air

Enough is enough
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Climate Change

2011-2015: mighty hot five-year period
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Climate Change

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Climate Change

What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?
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Agriculture

Seeds of decline
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Air

Through the thick air
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Agriculture

Transformation in agriculture needed to cope with climate change
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Climate Change

Bleached to death
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Health

Dying too soon or living long with disability
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Agriculture

World Food Day: our agriculture must keep pace with changing climate
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Air

Cities free their roads of cars to fight air pollution
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Climate Change

Safeguarding Ozone and Earth
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Agriculture

Sweet ’n’ sour
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Health

Are we losing the war on dengue, chikungunya and mystery fever?
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Agriculture

A fishy business
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Natural Disasters

Deluge despite deficit