Dangers ahead at WTO

The trade facilitation agreement paves the way for fresh pressures on developing countries such as tariff cuts on industrial products

World bodies to push for bringing Africa into carbon trade net

African Carbon Forum meet an opportunity to review progress on climate change mitigation in the continent'

Rivers, up close and personal

Over centuries people have learnt to live with rivers. They are part of our lives but over the past 150 years this association has weakened. A …

Elementary failure

Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment that involves parents in enforcing a …

NGT orders continuous inspection of Okhla incinerator

Municipal authorities asked to implement segregation of municipal solid waste at source

Powerless and lost

Karnataka pollution board halts dumping of Bengaluru's garbage at Ramky landfill

Gives operators three months to clean up the area

How to approach environmentalism

Green tribunal orders closure of illegal industries in Jasodharpur

Most units in the industrial area were operating without consent of Uttarakhand pollution control board

Need or greed?

The Union Ministry of Finance has recently alleged that green clearances are holding up the country’s infrastructure development and growth.…

Police arrest anti-POSCO leader for bomb explosion that killed four

People insist it was pro-POSCO goons from the village who threw bomb at protesters

COVID-19 exposes fault lines in peri-urban areas

Lack of sanitation awareness prevails at a greater extent here; it is unclear how COVID-19-centric awareness campaigns will influence behavioral …

Andhra Pradesh cancels land allotted for SEZ in Anantapur

The company, Lepakshi Knowledge Hub Limited, mortgaged land for bank loans violating MoU

Tiger reserved

Tiger tourism booms without proper regulation; new guidelines attempt to contain damage

New business for new renewables

Odisha has jeopardized agriculture to favour industry: CAG draft report

State went on MoU signing spree without considering food security and livelihood of people

Himalayan blunders

Solar thermal technology to get a boost in phase two of solar mission

Should solar thermal be preferred over photovoltaic solar power?

Emergency over oil in Ecuador

Kolkata tanners unhappy with new relocation site

Time for an overhaul

Having served the country for more than a century and a half, the Indian Railways has taken apathy in its stride. Politicians’ whims, and …

Khandwa replaces municipal water with supply from PPP project

Madhya Pradesh town municipality blames state water resources department for stopping local municipal supply to provide water from Narmada PPP project

Road map to save environment

A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs

Treasure in troubled land

International aid has supported the economy of Afghanistan for 12 years. With aid flow gradually declining, the war-torn country will now have to …

Development handcuffed

Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission