Why waste a chance?

A pause on hydropower

A recent report could check expansion of hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh

In the name of the tiger

The current conservation model has led to increased human-wildlife conflicts

Free the air of mercury

Newly launched Minamata Convention weak on mercury released by thermal power plants

Spring of discontent

Mining in Odisha’s Khandadhar hills will dry out perennial water bodies

An exercise in flippancy

Planning Commission report for a low-carbon future disappoints

The post-Kyoto fix

Mined to death: an elegy for the rivers of Meghalaya

The rivers in the Jaintia Hills have turned deep blue; mines and cement factories have killed all fish and aquatic life in them

Water Footprint: a stumbling block?

As government mulls using water footprint as a tool to measure water consumption by farming and industrial processes, experts warn of its limitations

Miffed with the greens

Conscious of the pressure upon them, representatives of industry discuss environmental matters at length in the automobile manufacturers' annual meet

Distance between Earth and Sun

Measure it yourself during transit of Venus this year

A forest guard’s life is tough

Conserving biodiversity at the ground is different from buzzwords of today’s conservation science

Gory conservation

Assam debates dehorning rhinos without proper studies

Nuclear reality, damaged democracy

Indian policy-makers continue to vouch for nuclear energy after the Fukushima tragedy

It’s about the poor

Poverty line figures hide people’s aspirations

Energy market glitch

Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument

Whose flat is it anyway

Resettlement of slum dwellers remains confined to political agenda

A window for forest people

NTFPS-EP is a network working with adivasis on ecosystem conservation, advocacy and livelihoods

History matters

The Forest Rights Act augurs differently for two tribal communities in Kerala

Hope in jaywalkers

The dominant urban vision is deeply exclusionary

Tussle over land

Land acquisition Bill should take into account demands of those dependant on natural resources

Tigers fall prey to development

In southern Maharashtra an area rich in wildlife is being opened for plantations and mines

Freeing bamboo from the state

A recent notification making bamboo a minor forest produce can only be the first step

The digital is political

Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design

At home with nature

Terrace, windowsills are a great space to nurture birds, butterflies