When laws make out laws
Everybody's a loser. Forest guards die for laws that cannot be defended. Poor people get exploited. Veerappan rules the jungle. Sandalwood trees …
Break the resistance
India’s TB control programme needs to engage the private sector
On wrong trek
The ecological perils of commercial hiking
The Forest is a village
Forests are complex ecosystems. But understanding them is not daunting
Focus not on graft
Corruption is not just the kind that has found recent media attention
Watch out for these balloons
Sometimes resplendent, ungainly at other times, frogs are indicators of ecological health
Cut it out
A critique of recent suggestions to hack tusks, horns and other poachers' delights to save endangered animals.
Bickering to conserve
A continual tug of war between various agencies helped the Forest Conservation Act to evolve to its present form.
A change for the worse
Is a state government notification an indication that Gujarat, once considered to be committed to wildlife protection, has now moved industry to …
Uneducated villagers bring about a miracle
Personality clashes lead to internal schisms
Justice remains mirage for Bhopal gas victims
Nearly eight years after the Bhopal gas disaster, the legal battle over a settlement continues. But for the efforts of public interest agencies …
Why don't we set our own house in order first?
The state uses all the right words. But its actions don't match its rhetoric, unfortunately
People's risk
Community-based risk assessment and abatement is a must in the age of expanding business opportunities
No banking on the World Bank
... when its controversial actions invariably invite flak
When the land shouts
Van Gujjars in the Shivalik foothills vociferously claim managing authority of the Rajaji National Park
South Asia: A Trash Can?
It's time South Asian countries took Iaction to tackle the POP menace. To begin with, they should tell the West that South Asia is not a dirty …
In the dumps
Despite international regulations and campaigning by environmentalists, hazardous waste continues to be dumped in India
A stitch in time
We should start investing in communities for disaster prevention
Politics menus environment
Environmental concern has never been a political issue in India. Is it appropriate to expect a change in the mindset of leaders in the …
Time to act
People in the us should realise that only if they reduce fuel consumption will prices fall
Curbing beastly agony
Activists fighting to halt the use of animals for testing have succeeded partially
A crisis that will redefine civilization
Growth might dry up
GDP growth is not a fool-proof measure against climate change
A party of non-economics
The BJP is losing out because of its pro-rich agenda and communal politics