Unheralded films feature development themes
Individuals and voluntary agencies continue to make films in different parts of the country on subjects that interest them, though hardly any …
Covering up with a plastic smile
The plastics industry in USA maintains its green image by deviously exporting used containers to developing countries for disposal, finds …
Tamil catamarans go plastic
A new kind of fishing raft is replacing the traditional ones along the Madras coast
Junk stops here
Meet bureaucrat Yishey D Yongda, determined to turn Sikkim into a zero-waste zone
The road ahead
Jute, coir and waste material are set to make rural roads economic and eco-friendly
Tourists, not trash
How a popular tourist destination in Sikkim became the first village in India to ban bottled water and manage the trash left behind by tourists,…
Redemption from litter
Uttarakhand non-profits have taken responsibility for clearing tourists’ plastic waste
Stench in my backyard
As Kerala cities dump their waste in the countryside, people in the villages hit back. An unresolved civic problem of decades compounded by …
Fall of golden fibre
An inefficient industry is marring prospects of jute, paving way for plastics
A way to live with the demon
Plastic is here to stay. We have to find ways to use it smartly
Rising popularity of artificial vanilla puts Kerala farmers in distress
Vanilla is said to be the world's most popular flavour. As much as 40 per cent of the world's ice cream is vanilla flavoured. Its sweet, …
The political economy of defecation
This is a story about Delhi and the Yamuna, about the relationship between one of India's richest cities and one of her most revered rivers. …