The central problem

Callous unconcern, pollution, encroachment and politics is finishing off the lakes in Bhopal and Indore

Planter of Indore

A zoology professor motivates people to plant trees in memory of the deceased

Garbage: Your Problem

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

Protests against retail chains getting into fruits and vegetables

Taking the lead

Search for a good hearth

While cook stoves in India are becoming fuel-efficient, they are not improving air quality, finds study

Your air-conditioner can't keep you safe from Delhi’s noxious air

Indoor air quality is directly dependent on quality of outdoor air. It's time the aam aadmi came out on the streets to clean up not just …

Managing Wastes

The solution lies in making waste management a community exercise

A Public Effort

Where the government has failed miserably in providing quality service to the people, some ngos have set an example on how urban waste can be …

Bogged Down

Waste generation is not rare in urban areas, nor any other part of the world. The only difference is in the management of wastes. An effective, …

A Heap Of A Problem

The problem of solid waste management is not just limited to the cities

Getting Indore's roads to play a double role

An Indore engineer has solved the problem of waterlogging in the city's slums by building sloping roads that lead excess water to the nearest nullah.

Tunnel vision

Indore banks solely on rainwater harvesting, lands in a hole

Catching raindrops

WHO guide on clean indoor air

Pray before you spray

Household cleaning products cause cardiac diseases

Improved stove: a misnomer?

Some emit more black carbon than traditional mud stoves

Therapeutic smoke

Holy smoke disinfects indoor air

Cooking on toxic fumes

Burning biomass causes TB

Almost half of world’s population exposed to indoor air pollution

Experts highlight the hazards of indoor air pollution; call for urgent shift to clean cooking fuel

A tactical war with pests

‘India should lead way in clean cook stoves’

Experts draw attention to high child mortality and morbidity among women and children because of inefficient cook stoves

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs