Corruption taint mattered little

People vote in politicians accused in illegal mining activities in Karnataka, Odisha

Towers of pollution

60 per cent of telecom towers in India are powered by diesel

Graziers protest land diversion

The last remaining contiguous grasslands in Karnataka diverted for development

Gold’s toxic legacy

Mines release arsenic, contaminate water and soil

The paddy compulsion

War continues between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu farmers over Cauvery water for cultivation

Environment minister cornered over bio-piracy of brinjal

National Biodiversity Authority says decision on legal proceedings soon

Mining for people

New mining bill to ensure industry shares its super-profits with affected people

With IT villages

Elsewhere the bubble may have burst, but in rural India infotech is alive and kicking

Cauvery dispute: Karnataka asked to release a third of the water in its reservoirs

Formula for sharing water in rain deficit years remains elusive

Gearing up for Bt cotton

Farmers ready to sow GM cotton in Andhra Pradesh

Time for the future to win

The wasteland

Bellary has lost 45 per cent of its forest cover to iron ore mining, says the CEC report

Picture imperfect

Fertile and picturesque, that is what Bellary was before companies started indiscriminate mining for iron ore  

Persistent in folly

Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their …

Rice: the real cost

It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over …

Cereal killer

By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India's most malnourished …

Diabetes plan staggers

National programme to combat the disease is inadequate  

Breather for wind firms

They must accurately forecast contribution to grid from 2012

States fined thousands of crores over waste — but how did NGT calculate the penalty amount?

Fine determined on polluter pays principle, equated to environmental compensation and cost of restoration

Court stays proposed amendments to solid waste management rules

Petition before Karnataka High Court says amendments mooted by environment ministry are regressive, promote waste incineration

Karnataka polls: Bellary goes to mining barons

Winners Anil Lad of Congress and Anand Singh of BJP are mine owners. Reddy brothers' associate Sriramulu also wins

Karnataka High Court issues notice to National Biodiversity Authority on charges of paving way for biopiracy

Petition by a non-profit accuses authority of callousness towards protecting the country's biodiversity

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 …

Grain of truth

India's public distribution system promotes rice and wheat. These water-intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared …

Whither freedom?

Post independence, governments expanded squeezing village republics out of existence