Will Climate Summit in New York Yield a Climate Pact in Paris?

The divide between developed and developing nations threatens a binding treaty on climate change to replace Kyoto protocol

Unhappy Bani

March of real estate threatens one of the last patches of native Aravalli forest near Delhi

Spam in fishing net

Field science

A walk through Mangar Bani, a sacred grove near Delhi

He upheld human rights and dismissed PILs

CoP18, Doha: a gateway that leads nowhere

Cry of a river

A little known river in UP is struggling for survival. Untreated effluent, delayed action to blame

Nirma whitewash

Detergent company Nirma gave false information to obtain clearance for its cement plant in coastal Saurashtra. Environment ministry to inspect …

Common concerns

As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources

Future compromised

The Earth Summit was a historical opportunity to set the world on the correct development trajectory. Negotiators from 191 countries came …

Sand slips

Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …

Nazi's industrial jackal

Bayer, Hoechst and BASF participated in Nazi crimes

No let-off till zero discharge

Taken by the horns

Gujarat buckles under farmers’ pressure, shrinks special investment region planned for industries

Lessons from Kakarapalli

Where river runs black

Industries from far and near dump untreated toxic effluents near Ulhasnagar, choking a river and sickening people

Stink in the leather belt

Calcutta Leather Complex has shifted from the heart of the city to the outskirts on Supreme Court order, but it fails to treat toxic effluent and …

Holistic approach

Civil society and all government agencies are responsible for sustainable development

Act before vicious cycle sets in

Without a grazing policy the goat economy can go bust

Caution: pastures ahead

Costly silence

No one is debating where goats will graze

Better not to blow

Sneeze on

There is no cure for a cold

Taming the variant