Sinha's trick

Increasing population, demand for food in Africa need urgent attention: Experts

Policies, mega plans by governments needed as 2023 priorities for action for food systems

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher, Columbia University, talks to DTE amid reports of governments trying to take control of land in name of …

COVID-19: Bracing for agrarian crisis and food insecurity

Distress among marginal farmers and unavailability of food to migrant labourers has been largely ignored in Union government’s economic …

Walk the talk on carbon tax, Mr Finance Minister

Is this carbon tax, imposed on the carbon content of fuel, doing what it should—reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for …

Gujarat High Court orders shut down of 12 manufacturing units in Mundra SEZ

Earlier court order halting construction without environment clearance was being ignored

CAG exposes land scam in Andhra

Government largesse to private enterprises and individuals cost exchequer Rs 1,784 crore

Bamboo flowering

People in northeast India fear bamboo flowering. According to an ancient belief when bamboos flower, there is death and destruction.

Public hearing exposes shortcomings in Adani’s proposed ship recycling facility at Mundra

Company fails to satisfactorily answer public queries

Bombay HC halts work at Mulund-Thane SEZ

Asks project proponent to immediately stop dumping solid waste to reclaim land 

Property is a right: SC

Analysis of judgement shows State retains supremacy

Environment ministry firm on 'no-go' zones

Says mining in no-go zone against Forest Conservation Act

Mangroves may have saved this village from Phailin

Residents of Praharajpur say the mangrove forest they nurtured contained damage to the coastal village

Wetlands and lakes will now be protected under single new conservation programme

National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems will include a national-level directive on criteria for lakes and wetlands

Poverty line delinked from food and other entitlements given to the poor

Government to wait for results of socio-economic caste census to decide parameters on who should be covered under social welfare programmes

Findings of Economic Survey 2015 are cause for worry

A fine balance

The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?

Rudderless

Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government

The enterprise

Keeping both the environment and economy afloat

Perilous port

Proposed seaport in Vizhinjam can spell disaster for fishers, tourism and biodiversity in Kerala

Ecotourism: Scrambling for paradise

Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. …

Jobless growth comes to haunt beleaguered UPA government

Any job creation policy will have to refocus on ecology that has been giving employment to a large section of the population

Durban turning futile as EU buries head in sand

With the carbon market in doldrums, emerging economies like India will have to announce bolder schemes for a low carbon future

Environmental degradation draining Pakistan’s economy: survey

Increasing urbanisation is causing air, water pollution

Wheat price war

Central ministries disagree on minimum support price for wheat