A cryptic clue

The Prime Minister's proposal to introduce an 'industry-friendly' forest policy is puzzling

Right campaign

Effective alternative

Full of loopholes

New policy

Government woes

Two state governments protest against a Supreme Court ban on forest produce

Chidambaram's success

Patenting fee raised

GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES

June 5. Yawn

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

Endless wait

Passing environment bills a low priority task for politicians

Circuit breaker

it in India has failed to connect people to the information they want

Forecast bright, foresight lacking

Employment bill passed

Amended version improves upon original, but not enough

The virtual reality of being Indian

The remoteness of 190 villages in Orissa's undivided Koraput district is an elegy on governance. Over five decades, living in islands inside huge …

Billed for conservation

A bill, to be tabled in Parliament early next year, will promote energy conservation in the industrial sector

What is the review committee up to?

The Narmada Bachao Andolan says it is content with the Narmada project review panel, but the government says there will be no change in the …

Rise in medical education fees on the cards

Prompted by a financial crunch, the ministry of health is considering raising fees in medical colleges to recover costs

Opium dreams lull most youth in UP district

Opium and its derivatives hold almost complete sway over the lives of most of the youth of Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district, where the Union …

Farmers against even modest power rate hike

State ministers are giving the agriculture sector a breather by ignoring the Prime Minister's call to stop subsidising power supply and agreeing …

Streamlining forest protection law

States are complaining that project clearance delays are turning out to be the worst fallout of the Forest Conservation Act, which has otherwise …

Same problem, differing approaches

The government is roping in NGOs in the fight against pollution whereas industry is trying cleaner manufacturing processes

For the people

Grassroot bodies should pressurise the state government to effectively implement the new Act on tribal self-rule passed by the Centre

Farmer's right

A new draft of the Union for Protection of New Plants Varieties protects the rights of the farmers

Large promises

Prime Minister Vajpayee is terribly interested in rural development these days. On his birthday he inaugurated Swajaldhara, a nation-wide water …