Land ordinance promulgated a second time
Belligerent BJP says it will start a campaign across the country to remove ‘mis-conception’ around land acquisition bill
Jairam Ramesh wants Centre and State to coordinate on a plan against climate change
Jairam Ramesh, India’s Union Minister of Forest and Environment briefs South Asian journalists on India’s stand on climate …
Jairam Ramesh says don't be romantic about renewables and wants to outsource the monitoring of forests
Jairam Ramesh on Hillary's offer, population control and the west blocking the Kyoto protocol
Jairam Ramesh on China
Jairam Ramesh on climate change and regional cooperation in South-Asia
Jairam Ramesh on energy efficiency and climate change
Jairam Ramesh on forests and climate change
“Forestry Management is crucial to any agreement on climate change”, says Jairam Ramesh, India’s Union Minister of Forest and …
“India will not and should not take reduction targets”, says Environment minister
Jairam Ramesh, India’s Union Minister on Forests and Environment briefs South Asian journalists on India’s stand on climate …
Obituary: Former health secy Keshav Desiraju fought hard against corruption in health industry
He was summarily transferred to the ministry of consumer affairs during his tenure as the health secy
‘Accelerating exodus from farming key to achieve target of doubling income’
To double farmers’ income reduce the number of farmers, suggest policy makers
Fani the longest-lived cyclone in Bay of Bengal: IMD chief
India Meteorological Department’s Director General KJ Ramesh writes about how they prepared for the storm
New climate pact must be legally binding on all: Connie Hedegaard
With climate summit at Paris in 2015 not very far, major disagreements persist over design of the new global agreement
The Science and Impacts of Climate Change
Ramesh Sharma, campaign coordinator at Ekta Parisha, discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the Baigachak community of …
Cancun and beyond: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh, India's environment and forests minister, tells South Asian journalists what to expect at the climate negotiations in Cancun as …
EU eyes Indian scientists
The European Union (EU) road show to attract Indian scientists and forge collaborations with India concluded recently. During this event, EU …
Undone by rampant mining, illegal buildings
Uttarakhand government has made no attempt to enforce mining and building regulations in the state, which exacerbated flood's impacts
Government's U turn on poverty line
For free flow, Ganga gets a plethora of regulations
Here’s an analysis of the government’s proposed Ganga Bill in comparison to the alternate people’s draft bill presented by activists
Science and the Indian politician
If India conducted its first nuclear test many centuries ago, why did we wait till 1974 AD to conduct our second test in Pokhran? Where did all …
Those magnificent men and their machines
So-called scientific achievements of ancient Indians are no laughing matter when they are championed by the Prime Minister of India
Floods and the Politics
Shalini Dhyani travels to Chinyalisaur to find out how heavy rains coupled with rise in water of Tehri dam has devastated the area.
Rains in Uttarakhand extreme weather event: scientists
Unpredictability associated with monsoons will only increase as global temperatures rise
After Jairam Ramesh, now activists criticise green fund rules
They raise questions on the implementation of the rules and demand their withdrawal
‘Over 40% of India’s coastline is eroding much faster than estimated’
Lack of effective development planning, unchecked human activities damaging coastline, say experts from government agencies