Chaotic response to calamity

The killer quake struck unexpectedly in the still of the night. Entire villages were flattened and thousands perished. Though rescue and relief …

Water is wealth

Excerpts from the Statement of Shared Concern by the participants of the CSE conference on Potential of Water Harvesting: Traditions, Policies …

Model development

Every village has its own way of protecting the forests, but each one is a success story

At loggerheads

While the state government is keen to introduce JFM, villagers say there is no need for that since they have been carrying out all protection …

Message in a baton

The decades after Independence saw rampant destruction of trees. This was followed by years of drought. It was then that the villagers realised …

This is what Lavasa looks like

Conservationists slam draft of new government report on elephants

It fails to understand the ecology of elephants, they say

Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

Forgetting science

Garbage: Your Problem

Several non-gonernmental organisations are showing the way to handle this problem

Zooming in

A photographer tries to educate Delhi about how important is the Western Ghats to India

Pregnant elephant’s death in Kerala shows institutional indifference to wild animals

It is not tough to see how serious the Union and state governments of the country are about wild animals

Legal protection for wildlife corridors, soon: Jayanthi Natarajan

Several elephant habitats and forest corridors used by wildlife fall outside sanctuaries and parks

Crossroad

nitin sethi visits Arunachal Pradesh and finds the Apatani grappling with stereotypes and change

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

On The Warpath

They prefer to be called the 'forest castes'. They are the 2,000,000-odd villagers living in some 10,000 villages across Orissa. After …

Letter

Letters

Bhutan’s experiments with happiness

The idyllic Buddhist kingdom believes that peace and happiness should take preference over material growth. In a world beset by inequities and …

Reserved to death

Alien plants growing together threatening tiger habitats: Study

Multiple alien species affected soil nutrients in Kanha Tiger Reserve, put pressure on native forage plants and drove away herbivores

World Water Forum prioritises integrated urban planning for water security

Governments must finance water-sensitive designs for cities to ensure sustainable water management, say experts

MoEF pulled up for flip-flop on tiger tourism

Government more worried about commercial activities being hit than safety of tigers: Supreme Court

Scared to leap

Amphibians in India are besieged by numerous threats

Malnourished Children

S K Kabra , associate professor in the paediatric pulmonology division of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi talks to Nidhi …