A ritual offer of nothing

On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's exhortation to "implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and …

Taj corridor project compromises heritage

Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities' mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six …

Protection of wildlife

Sullied effort

A CAG report castigates the government for its poor implementation of the Ganga Action Plan

Prickly issue

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

Knock-knock who's there?

Shameless India

Common intent

Some uncommon proposals in UPA's maiden budget

Generating controversy

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

Wildlife board discovers it has no say

Though touted as a statutory body with teeth, the National Wildlife Board was tamed by Union minister for environment and forests T R Baalu at …

Black attack

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

What "alternatives" farce

Renewable interest

Despite its vast potential, India is yet to come up with a renewable energy policy

Environmentally unsound

Union budget 2002-03: all the right noises, all the wrong measures

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

The Northeast's power burden

The centrality of the Northeast to India's ambitious national electrification plan cannot be overstated, since the region will be required to …

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'?

Free from poverty line

Centre delinks access to welfare schemes from poverty line

Ready for guillotining?

Conspiracy to kill

Sound alarm

Firecrackers not up to the mark

In short

Power-packed option

Even remote areas can be electrified through biomass gasification

Hypothetical cure

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