Iran cuts water supply to Tehran amid ‘historic shortage’

Many other countries in the region are facing acute water crisis

Land for ideology swap

Geopolitics, a mineral-rich disputed territory, Egypt-Sudan ties and the fall of Morsi

Bangladesh wins maritime dispute with India

The dispute has deterred companies from investing in the region’s sea blocks

No rules for mining

Beetles high on coffee

Erratic weather is fuelling the growth of a pest which destroys Arabica coffee. In the absence of effective pest management, India's coffee …

Karnataka fast tracks power plant

Lake made by landslide debris bursts, causes flash floods in Kargil

Six bridges have been washed away by the floods; remote mountainous villages in Ladakh at risk

Karnataka cancels leases of two mini hydel projects in Western Ghats

Developer Maruthi Power Gen had fudged facts to show one project as two to circumvent clearances from Centre

Jumbo conflict

Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …

Into the ginger trap

Farmers from Kerala make big bucks by growing ginger in Karnataka but leave behind a trail of pollution