Making business sense out of eco-friendly practices
Changing Course: A Global Business Perspective on Development and the Environment Stephen Schmidheiny Publisher: MIT Press, Massachusetts Price:…
In the red with green measures
European companies fear that the plethora of environmental protection laws may blunt their competitive edge
Let a thousand wheels rone
The latest environment-friendly moves by China indicate investments in the environment-unfriendly car industry
Fertilising frustration
A so-called farmer's cooperative fertiliser company is ruining agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh
A question of industry
The recent Supreme Court orders against polluting industries have merely kicked off an arduous process of cleaning up the Capital
Waste of effort
The Central Pollution Control Board plays foul in inventorising NCR's hazardous waste generation
Jettison geography
A fresh map of coastal Gujarat may enable the completion of a jetty whose construction is under dispute
His master's
Research on guns that recognise the owner's voice, touch and even fingerprints is expected to revolutionise sharpshooting by the US police
A salty issue
Attempts are on to save Goa's sinking salt industry which has used traditional production methods since the 10th century
Sanctuary in peril
Maharashtra villagers and environmentalists see red as the Radhanagri Sanctuary becomes yet another victim of industrial onslaught
Grasim draws flak
A public meeting held in Kerala criticised a Birla-owned factory for doing nothing to control the pollution it is causing
Nature's laboratory
The ice cover almost 4.8 km thick is perhaps the most valuable feature of Antarctica, with its record of past atmospheres in the trapped air bubbles
One small step..
Industry gets a new friend, philosopher and evaluator -- the Centre for Science and Environment's Green Rating Project, which will be the …
Shades of green
Fabric printinggoes high-tech with the help of a computercontrolled nvironmentfriendly technique
Strange but true
Existing clean-up technology or treatment plants have failed to check pollution by our errant industries, especially the chlorine-based units
Friends of the river
Clearing the Ganga, is their mission even if it means fishing out scores of bodies from the river
Plastic surgery
The government's notification on plastic will have little effect on the industry or the environment. It is merely a move to silence opposition to …
Sordid saga
The Sanghi jetty case takes a new turn as the Gujarat high court directs the Union government to re-examine the issue of environment clearance
Miffed with the greens
Conscious of the pressure upon them, representatives of industry discuss environmental matters at length in the automobile manufacturers' annual meet
Gifted writers
The life of a journalist on the motoring beat is replete with foreign trips, cash and expensive gifts, all in exchange of a slippery pen
Big tobacco coughs up
A tobacco company will have to pay US $81 million to the family of a man who died of lung cancer
Green money
Financial institutions may soon lend a helping hand to the environment sector, says the Indian environment minister
Shape up or ship out
Pollution control board sets November deadline for brick kiln manufacturers to clean up their act
OK Simputer
It's a drab piece of plastic, with a black-and-white screen and a few buttons -- features that hardly warrant a second look. Nevertheless, …
A shredded project
After the proposed Nylon 6,6 plant in Goa was discussed threadbare and opposed by many, the Greens succeeded in having the project shifted out