Greener Shades

The Indian pulp and paper industry reacts positively to the first Green Rating Project conducted by Centre for Science and Environment

Cleared for growth

Cola controversy lesson for media management

Problem

Energy fixing

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

Pesticide trap

India extensively uses pesticides banned globally, show RTI responses  

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, …

On two legs and a prayer

Walkers outnumber people using vehicles in every Indian city. But city plans have no space for pedestrians, nor do urban roads. Will town …

Auto yes to coal

High powered panel recommends freeing coal blocks in forests

Science for ecology

Down To Earth and the Centre for Science and Environment announce the winner of the 2001 Green Scientist Award. In the exercise to rate the …

REVIVING WISDOM

Rainwater is abundant in India. So is its mismanagement. This has led to a human-made water scarcity. The only way to solve modern India's water …

Every breath you take

Pollutants in the air damage more than the lungs, warn health experts

Jawan Lal Rebari

Barawa village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan

Water warriors

Traditional water harvesters recount their success stories

Steeled up

Unable to bear pollution any longer, people in Kotdwar force Uttarakhand to commission an independent assessment of steel factories in the region

Fuelling a debate

Ethanol is a clean and cheap fuel blend. But the Indian government is impeding the use of ethanol when it is callously promoting cancer-causing MTBE

Cash clogged

Will Delhi’s ambitious sewerage plan help clean the Yamuna?

Rs 3,300 crore omission

Subsidies given annually to industries for pollution control are unmonitored

Cola gets an artist going

A mastadon rages on

With a pinch of salt

Fast food can be made less salty, finds research. But companies refuse to do so

Tryst with rain

Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states - Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh - launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An …

Private vehicles eating into scare public land

Private vehicles are clogging city streets, as they grow at a frightening pace. Hidden subsidies help park them on scarce public land and …

Renal emergency

Sri Lanka’s north-central region has been facing a health crisis for two decades. A large number of people in the region suffer from …

Cap energy drinks

CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks