Bhakti divide in Brajbhoomi

Disagreement is brewing among Krishna's devotees in Vrindavan. While some want to show their love for the god by building temples, others serve …

Signal, interrupted

By allowing high-rises around an advanced weather radar in Mumbai, IMD sets a bad example for the rest of the country

Temporary solution, permanent jam

Dongrias decide

Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say

Bully among birds

A college campus in Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary flouts wildlife norms

Taken by the horns

Gujarat buckles under farmers’ pressure, shrinks special investment region planned for industries

Water v industry: where is the question?

Guns, saws and double standards

Tribunal on trial

It has been four years since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act was passed by Parliament for effective and expeditious disposal of cases …

The truth behind the Muthanga incident

The People's Judicial Enquiry Commission probe into the Muthanga incident in Kerala sheds new light on this burning issue, which is causing …

When modern wisdom fails...

The tree court started out as a great idea, but is little more than a paper tiger today

Documenting the Northeast's tribal laws

Land is central to the tribal identity in the region too easily abbreviated 'northeast'. Jeuti baruah knows this too well. As director of the Law …

The latest fizz

Who's afraid of the right to information?

Avoiding harm - how simple a duty is it?

The London High Court judgment on arsenic poisoning cases in Bangladesh explicity clears the way for affected people to claim compensation. …

No truck with reason

It's a clear sell-out. The Union ministry of road transport and highways (MRTH) has given ground to truckers who ended their strike recently: the …

Water is not for all

Halogen wars

Water purifier makers in court over advertisement

The saga of Diego Garcia's Chagossian evacuees

How Diego Garcia became a US military base

High court order on Delhi's monkeys gets mixed response

Green poetry

On October 15, 2003, the Prime Minister (PM) attended the first meeting of the new all-powerful Indian Wildlife Board. He gave a virtuoso …

Archaeology helps to unlearn too

Archaeology is the science that studies the remains of past cultures by investigating and analysing the objects people leave behind. It is a …

Aravallis razed

Repeated court orders fail to save part of the primitive mountain range in Alwar from mining

All the water they need

Rainwater harvesting is catching on in a big way in Kochi

Lost lakes

Karnataka High Court expected to uphold agreements that allowed private firms to develop lakefronts and charge entry fee

Orphaned by apathy

Hidden from the outside world, this is the plight of the Van Taungiyas. They were hired during the British rule as resident labourers to plant …