Classified ?

The data is rudimentary. The analysis is poor. And is kept secret

Environment Minister Anil Dave passes away at 60

He was known for his work towards conservation of the Narmada river

No Go

The South managed to make its presence felt, but this was due to the US-Europe rift

Law of no returns

Kings of forests

The control of Naxalites over forests is total and overwhelming

The US and us

Seeing land for trees

Kerala government gives go-ahead to Athirappally hydel power project

Decision elicits angry response from a cross-section of society

COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis

COP28 will include the first dedicated 'Health Day'. It's due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis  

Tryst with rain

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

A disease called pollutionitis

Most of Delhi's urban elite suffer from this disease which makes them "rationally irrational". The disease is accompanied by finger-pointitis and …

Green hope and mockery

After a 10-year crusade, Sri Lankan environmentalists finally got what they wanted: mandatory environmental impact assessments for development …

The heat is on

There is tremendous pressure now on the South to meet the greenhouse gas emissions reduction quota of the west

Ethics dumped

The world over, the pockets where the poor live are used as environmental dumps. PAUL WAPNER debates the environmental ethics of International …

Greens scream blue murder

Environmentalists and Democrats in America gear up to tackle the Republican "onslaught" on landmark protection laws

Hot air?

Agenda 21, formulated during the Rio Summit in June 1992, was touted as an earth-saving measure by the leaders of more than 100 participatory …

CSE top environment policy think tank in India; 16th in the world: Global Index

CSE is ranked above organisations such as United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in the list of top environment policy think tanks

NGT’s power at risk in the Environment Law Amendment Bill

The amendments proposed by the government may lead to a pollute and pay approach instead of preventing environmental pollution in the future

Citing an international meet

Another international meet fails to address the concerns of local poor people and follows the path shown by global bullies

THE GREEN CRUSADE

Over a year has passed since Germany's Green party came to power in 1998 by joining hands with their allies, the Social Democrats. Looking back, …

The price of power

As political parties, environmentalist banner-holders and indigenous industries cry themselves hoarse over the entry of the Cogentrix facility, …

Hot air?

Agenda 21, formulated during the Rio Summit in June 1992, was touted as an earth-saving measure by the leaders of more than 100 participatory …

One step back

Under pressure from the industry, the Australian government relaxes petrol and diesel emission standards

That 'E' word again

Most Northern groups that dominate the civil society opinion-making process within the climate convention have consistently ignored Southern …

Wooing the opposition

US diplomacy carries home another offering to please their Senate -- an agreement on energy and climate change with China