Solo Performances

Besides the communities who have done exemplary work in the field of environment, several individuals are making a difference in the lives of …

Above All Differences

A caste-ridden society transforms the depleted forests into a green haven

Hamlets reborn

Although Bhaonta-Kolyala village walked away with the Down To Earth-Joseph C John Award, the judges came across several such communities worthy …

Working women

In Guraiya village , it's women empowerment all the way

Awarded : Bhaonta-Kolyala

... for reviving the Arvari river, for showing that a healthy ecology and good water management mean prosperity, for proving that drought is a myth

Bee farms to shops

Big firms control honey supply

Parched capital

While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way

Solar threat to Sambhar

A mega solar power plant at Sambhar lake may spell doom for its fragile ecology and flamingoes

Clearance rush

Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate

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  

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

Each scientists work was rated in accordance with the following criteria