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Nidhi Jamwal and Kushal P S Yadav, prosecuted as 'trespassers'
Poor-proof
The 'relevance' of GM crops to the needs of developing countries and 'ownership' of GM has to be guided by sound policy
Women panchayat presidents are no rubber-stamp leaders
Of the 12,619 Gram Panchayats in Tamil Nadu, one-third or nearly 4,200 panchayats are headed by women -- following the 73rd amendment to the …
Why is rain a tragedy for cities?
Dark zones are human-made
Groundwater sustains almost 60 per cent of the irrigated land in India. Most districts in India today have larger shares of irrigated land under …
A lesson not learnt
What about privatisation, then?
India's groundwater is flooded with fluoride
Fluoride is an acute toxin, with a rating slightly higher than lead. It is, in fact, one of the most bone-seeking elements known to human beings. …
Default drinking water
'Corporate Responsibility' has died a fancy death at the altar of public relations. A recent chemical analysis of branded packaged drinking water (…
Water wars
Panchayat fights to retain what is left of Saligao's groundwater
Relocation pangs
Shifting of industries to Bawana will affect groundwater reserves
Reining it in
Chennai shores up its laws to curb groundwater depletion, with renewed emphasis on rainwater harvesting