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FIGHTING FOR AIR

Weighed down by extremely high levels of particles in the air, some Indian cities seem to be coming of age with regard to vehicular air pollution.…

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 …

Fading colours

Natural dyes, now popular in the West, are yet to make it big in the Indian market, reports R V Singh (Read full article)

Naxalism works

Growing organic tea in northeast India is a difficult task

Why Ganga Action Plan is a pipe dream

E-waste posing health risks for workers in scrapyards

India not on course for clean air target

No freeloaders

Bauxite mines in Andhra Pradesh draw tribals' ire

Cancun redux

Reflecting upon the fifth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization at Cancun, a Down To Earth editorial (see: "How not to lose …

Arctic rush driven by desire to control hydrocarbon deposits, shipping routes

Unique identity crisis

Biometric-based unique identity or Aadhaar is leading to huge problems for people working for the rural employment guarantee scheme and for …

Every breath you take

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

Water warriors

Traditional water harvesters recount their success stories

On privatising water

What about privatising water? Should India move to do it? What tips the scales in its favour, and what doesn't? In 2003, two editorials in Down …

Central India in grip of worst-ever drought

Unrealistic approach killing rural sanitation programme

Mundra SEZ spells displacement for fisherfolk

Tigers in, people out

Reflections on glass

Use of glass in construction has become a fad. But it is not the right choice for Indian climate

Andhra salt-makers want recognition as farmers

The civil spring

Have an aggressive government and an overreaching judiciary curbed dissent?

Mumbai's solid waste management plans expensive, dangerous