Lowland rice is a carbon sink
Pratap Bhattacharyya, senior scientist at the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) in Odisha, along with his team at the institute, says rice …
Everyone is stealing germplasm
When agronomist Ralladoddi Hampaiah was advisor to the Russian government, he discovered how easy it was to take genetic resources out of India. …
People do pay for latrines
Architect M N Sharma on why Chandigarh's beauty is becoming history
Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, plans to put Chandigarh in UNESCO's modern heritage list. M N Sharma, the first architect to work with Le …
Boost for global polio eradication campaign
India's triumph can help other polio-endemic countries understand how to deal with the challenge, Deepak Kapur, chairperson of Rotary’s …
Deadly Dimensions
Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …
Iran-India gas pipeline laid low by geopolitics
Mani Shankar Aiyar is known for the many controversies sparked by his provocative comments and controversial ideas. As Minister for Petroleum and …
‘People often talk of the Gandhian model of development, but if such a model is genuinely Gandhian then it is not about development’
Mahatma Gandhi never used the words environment protection. However what he said and did makes him an environmentalist. His writings are replete …
‘Low solar energy tariff bids are sustainable’
The second batch of bidding for photovoltaic projects totalling 350 MW capacity in December under the national solar mission witnessed …
Agroecology is the only way
‘We have no time for emission offsets’
For 10 years Jutta Kill has monitored and critiqued EU’s climate policy and carbon trading with a focus on forests and the rights of forest …
Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut
When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. …
Private sector is profiting from vacuum left by ICAR
In the agriculture research hierarchy, Swapan Kumar Datta occupies the second rung, one of eight deputy director generals (DDGs) in the Indian …
The minimum radioactive dose for treating thyroid cancer
The approach to treating thyroid cancer has changed over time. One method is using radioactive iodine to kill left over cells after surgically …
‘Government of MP has always tried to fudge data’
The Supreme Court, on May 3, asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to start supplying clean drinking water to those localities in the city that …
Solving poverty
Gurdev S Khush is the principal plant breeder in the Plant breeding, genetics and biochemistry division of the International Rice Research …
Infosys to switch to renewable energy, go carbon neutral
The global information technology services company, Infosys, headquartered at Bengaluru, plans to become carbon neutral and shift completely to …
Anthony McMichael on health risks from climate change
ANTHONY MCMICHAEL heads the International Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, and is a member …
'Punjab Contract Farming Act protects traders’ interests'
In April this year, the Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Contract Farming Act. The new law provides a legal framework to regulate contract …
The imperative of controlling blood pressure
High blood pressure or hypertension is both preventable and treatable. One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. In an interview …
How Bhutan is grappling with climate change
Ugyen Tshewang, secretary, National Environment Commission of Bhutan, speaks to Ankur Paliwal on the effects of climate change and how the …
A plant breeder comes into his own
Awards are finally coming to K Vinod Prabhu, 54, a plant breeder, for his work on building resistance in wheat, mustard and rice through the …
‘Stopping GM trials is anti-farmer’
Genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid DMH-11 developed by Delhi University’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants ran into …
'Industry-politician nexus is trying to eliminate us'
Purushan Eloor is an environmental activist and research coordinator with Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithy (PMVS), which has been fighting …
Let's talk about access to space