No let-off till zero discharge

The battle for control of our bodies

Energy fixing

Bureau of Energy Efficiency says it is likely to meet Plan target. Experts say claims far from truth

US Matters

The world is already celebrating the US' emissions reduction framework. Our research shows the US climate change action plan is neither ambitious …

Training engineers, not Ganga

Lafarge’s fait accompli

SC allows French giant to mine in forest; asks Centre to set up a green regulator for projects

Interview: Ravi Aggarwal on different aspects of chemical regulation

On two legs and a prayer

Chicken comes home to roost

Pesticide trap

India extensively uses pesticides banned globally, show RTI responses  

Mismanaged solid waste in Tanzania’s Mwanza city is polluting Lake Victoria

Critical for Mwanza to invest in source separation of waste, developing infrastructure for ensuring 100% collection coverage and efficient …

Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …

Norwegian pension fund, banks invest in polluting Indian steel mill

Foreign investors in India ignore green performance of industries

Greening food transport

Cold storage trucks are important to ferry food. A new British technology would use liquid air to power truck refrigeration units. But is it …

The MTBE joke

The way to clean up the air is to pollute groundwater, according to the Indian government

Quality of Research: Only a fig leaf

Basis of rating

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Solution

Awardee 2001

Green Scientist Award

Deconstructing science

Nature uses lean sources to get work done. The environmental crises we face today are a result of ignoring this simple paradigm for two centuries.…

Peanuts for ecology

India spends very little on Science for Ecological Security. And then spends it poorly

Going off-grid to power solution

The flush, the city and the river

For the modern Indian city, the principle behind management of water and waste is a simple one: flush and forget. Not surprisingly, most cities …

A belief in tradition

It was a unique ceremony for a unique award given to a unique rural community of India. In what is perhaps the first ceremony of its kind, …