Blind alleys

Even after 50 years of Independence, freedom of information eludes the nation. Little is known of the state of India's environment. Efforts …

No airing secrets

Scared of losing tourists due to the haze, the Malaysian government makes air quality levels an "official secret"

Right to know

The Rajasthan Assembly recently passed the Right to Information Bill. But will it make state records more accessible to the public?

World Bank in a new avatar

While the World Bank launches its 'development gateway', critics gear up to counter the 'caring sharing knowledge bank' that it strives to portray

Reach out to the common man

Kiran Karnik , Managing Director, Discovery Channel talks to Amit Shanker on ways to popularise environment issues

Closed systems, open minds

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been doing research on health and environment in the public interest. But most government …

For government's eyes only...

The Indian official machinery has excelled for 50 years in keeping secrets. But with the right to information campaign gaining momentum, people …

Points to ponder

Right to information and transparency in eia are critical for public participation in development projects

Greener Shades

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

More nuclear freedom for Brazil

Iranian police crack down on bookshops

Cubans get right to own mobile phones

Myanmar to check foreign newschannels

Right to Information: Ask no questions

The amendment to the RTI Act will hit grassroots activism

It's a bad, bad world

So let's not pretend being nice to all

Hugo Chavez refuses renewal of licence to TV channel

June 5. Yawn

Not once has the ministry of environment and forests taken a strong stand, shown results

Information power imperative

Democracy is not yet dead

General says no to media in Pakistan

Enter the dragon

No editorial freedom in Zimbabwe

Amnesty report nails Internet service providers in China

Three private radio stations to operate in Guinea

Blow to blog

Atomic spread

Privatisation of the Kaiga atomic plant generates a lot of heat