Let states decide

When will India be able to control pollution ?

Not till the middle of the 21st century. So be prepared to leave your children behind in a living hell. Unless you are prepared to browbeat …

Defence of science

The Indian Science Congress fails to address country's key concerns like health. Instead, it ends up becoming a forum for grousing about …

It's just the basic

But NEP has little to empower communities in resource use

Is social sector revenue or capital expenditure?

Time to reveal

Cabinet clears policy that makes it mandatory for departments to share data; civil society sceptical

Don't bite that apple!

The government's plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser …

One Track Mind

The Union government's ineptness in dealing with technology finds a new victim: Delhi's metro rail project

What class do you need to travel business class?

Generating controversy

Environment ministry favours small manufacturers, ignores experts' advice on air emission norms for off-road diesel engines

Prickly issue

Will the inclusion of Hepatitis B vaccination in the Universal Immunisation Programme help?

Black attack

Has the Union ministry of environment and forests laid malicious siege to Dahanu taluka, in Maharashtra's Thane district?

Loopholes in food safety legislation

New food safety legislation does not fit the health bill

Poor count

Defining poverty is crucial to make the food security bill effective

The world in his pocket

Kamal Nath is one of the few Indian ministers to have acquired an international image. He has traversed the globe to attend various environmental …

Depolluting Dal

They are not concerned about the troubles in the valley. Their main concern is to save Dal lake from death

After the People met

The Union ministry of home affairs wants to know: what is the Meghalaya government going to do about the 'People's Budget'?

Ready for guillotining?

Hypothetical cure

Unlike allopathic medicines, Ayurvedic products are not clinically tested before they are introduced in the market. This raises doubts about …

Agony of the waiting

There is a strange calmness in the oncology department of government hospitals though it is more crowded that most other sections. Everybody waits.…

Tapping wastewater

Put into effect in earnest, the law on wastewater recycling can provide lasting relief to a parched Delhi. samreen farooqui delves into the issue

New mineral policy pushes privatization at people's cost

Kingfisher and Cronies

Fabric of nature

Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth

Why only panchayats?

Other local associations can also manage watersheds effectively