Denial of the rural

Land yields much more than crops

An urban puzzle

India’s population and cities are set to double by 2030. Can it cope with the pressures?

No room for recycling

Give waste pickers their due

Spoilt for choice

Are cheap food prices reason to cheer?

Plasticky!

Europe is debating a ban on PVC due to environmental and health concerns. Industry is fighting back with a high-profile campaign

The verdict and after

The Supreme Court's decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.

Peta's Pet

UK-based animal welfare group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has been campaigning against Indian leather, alleging ill-treatment of …

Largesse with agenda

Not so lovely fair trade

The West is holier than thou on China

Whose view of climate equity?

Subverting a basic human right

A draft water policy proposes to make water an economic good

FDI in retail: some unanswered questions

Urban consumer may benefit, but what about marginal farmers and the environment?

Faulty data, poor monitoring

A trading scheme for air pollutants could face the usual problem of implementation

Breach of trust

The world’s premier rice research institute tilts towards intellectual property rights

Question of safety

The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research

A tribute to P R Mishra

P R Mishra used the power of the community to transform the barren landscape of Sukhomajri into a model for forest regeneration

Tough trial

Can Indian traditional medicines transfer their ancient efficacy to the modern era?

Government's agri-research set-up is undemocratic

Power projects fragment Western Ghats

Largesse too little

Forgotten people Chambal's Bor Khedi villagers are still called the criminal tribe

It is misinformation that chareterizes the tiger debate

The freedom to ride