Dam blocked

Himachal project runs into widespread protests

Mine by proxy

SC/ST, OBC groups swindled out of their mining leases

Only inaction

On JPC report on pesticide residues in beverages

First river link deal

Ken-Betwa link MoU signed

Orissa okays mining in tribal territory

In a move that threatens to dislocate the lives of millions of Orissa's tribal people, the state government has decided to allow transfer of land …

MoEF falters

New draft environmental clearance process full of gaps

Planning Commission set captive mines free for use by steel plants

Captive mines get green light

Soft drinks do contain pesticides

The Joint Parliamentary Committee has finally delivered its verdict. Affirming that the Centre for Science and Environment's findings about the …

Taj corridor project compromises heritage

Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities' mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six …

A mountain to climb

Cash-strapped Uttaranchal embarks on industrialisation. However, its policies are frightfully blind to green issues

Mine games

Haryana's politics-mining nexus plays havoc with the environment (Read full article)

Pesticide industry thriving on legal loopholes

The CSE's recent expos has blown the lid off the bottled water industry's tall claims on the purity of its products. Simultaneously, it has …

Not just water

Mineral or drinking water? Government sets new standards to reorganise the bottled water industry

Forest states want money in lieu of felling

On August 1, 2003, Madhya Pradesh made a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a fund-generating mechanism for forest protection. Earlier, in June, …

Endosulfan declared not guilty

Good news for the ever manipulative pesticide industry: the Dubey committee -- a panel of experts set up by the Registration Committee of the …

Bioprates in the dragnet

Illegal smuggling of insects from the Himalaya comes into focus with the arrest of two Russians in Sikkim

Out with asbestos!

September saw a slew of developments giving renewed impetus to the global movement against asbestos

For India, with fizz

JPC report sets serious reform agenda on food safety, water security and public health

Rivers(e) effect

The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by …

EU regulation bans six toxic chemicals in household gadgets

EU frames stringent rules against toxic chemicals

Tangible shift

Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift

Trouble at sea

From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused

Sitting Ducks

As polluting asbestos units and illegal mining thrive amid lax laws, lakhs of workers become easy prey for dreaded diseases

Printers' devil

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the relocation of Sanganer's polluting dyeing and printing units within a year. Failure …

Pro-industry food safety and standards bill does not address safety concerns

"We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun." -- George Orwell in his 1937 novel The Road …