Rainwater rights

The government- NGO friction at Lava ka Baas has opened a Pandora's box water ownership, archaic laws and hopeful communities that want to hold …

Neemi's water conference

Jal biradari launches movement to drought-proof villages

Whose science should we focus on?

The current debate over ancient India's scientific feats is less about science and more about a cultural `feel good' factor

Why are lives so cheap in Indian steel plants?

Centre for Science and Environment report had highlighted poor safety conditions in steel plants. Two mishaps in a row at the Bhilai and …

We, the people

Industrialised countries uneasy at the prospect of a shift from traditional political rights for the individual to rights that link communities …

People's participation in resource management

Community enterprise unlimited

Stressed woods

Management ofprotected areas has been one of the principal bones of contention between the various shades of interested opinions in the country. …

Small towns Big mess

India's urban environment is a ghastly cocktail of prosperity, poverty and pollution. A study of eight towns moving towards the precipice of disaster

Why are we all falling ill

The pursuit of unsustainable economic growth, bad development policy, lack of good science, and poverty are a prescription for ill-health. These …

When wealth is not health

India's economic growth has come at a terrible price. In two decades, while the GDP more than doubled, vehicular pollution increased eight times …

Making polluters pay

Despite bureaucratic hurdles, a non-governmental organisation hope to bring to book an erring paper mill in Punjab

A red politician who saw opportunity in green

A chief minister who gave autonomy to environment regulators

Liberalising pollution

In the absence of appropriate regulations, liberalisation of the Indian auto industry will ruin public health

For the love of air

International experts meet to develop a blueprint for future action to improve air quality in Delhi

Shades of green

During the Auto Expo 2000, most carmakers were seen going ahead with diesel models. But the makers of two-stroke two-wheelers decided to announce …

Are we ready to hand over on our life-forms?

There are certain plants, vegetables and fruits indigenous to India having medicinal properties. The knowledge of these properties rests with …

Licence to kill

One person dies every hour in Delhi due to ambient air choked with particles. Diesel exhaust is a major source of fine particles that are …

Chronicle of a journey foretold

Water trains aren't a strange sight anymore. Not the least in the parched areas of Gujarat. But while many villages await their erratic supply, …

The CNG imperative

More than 50,000 additional deaths will occur over the next ten years, from 2001 to 2010, from toxic particles in Delhi if the Supreme Court …

Community enterprise unlimited

Search for the lesser evil

A Down To Earth survey of the civil society shows that when it comes to the environment, no political party in India has anything substantive …

A watery affair

The real issues of global water management took a backseat as crisis-mongering and anti-dam protests hijacked the Second World Water Forum at …

Manna from heaven

Delhi is at the mercy of its riparian neighbours for water. Experts now say, water harvesting might be a step in the right direction towards …

Exhausting Practices

Prescribed as the antidote for all problems related to vehicular pollution, Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates have been an obsession …