And justice for all

A stay order issued in public interest by a court must outweigh the public interest of completing a project in time

Murli's musings

The HRD minister wants to teach rainwater harvesting. But is he willing to learn it from communities?

The politics of interventionism

We all recognise that if an international force on the scale proposed is committed to Somalia, against the opposition of the loco] warlords, …

Prodigal sons

Industry is wasting the environment. But the courts and the civil society will have none of it

More or less equal

God made all humans equal, but some are more equal than others when it comes to consuming the world's resources

Aliens in the voters list

A green signal by the Swiss to carry on research in genetic engineering is making environmental organisations see red

Molly, the girl?

Science is probably going to ensure that people will be cloned eventually as was Dolly, the sheep?

At last in wonderland

Kerala's decentralisation programme is an example of the difference a strong civil society can make

Babri demolition: participatory efforts can douse the flames

Even 24 years after the demolition, courts and law makers have not been able to resolve the issue. Perhaps we can borrow the approach of …

Time to pay up

It is high time cigarette companies, rather than taxpayers, paid for cancer treatment the world over

Flood decontrol

Every action has an opposite and equal reaction. If you embank a river it bursts its embankments. So much for flood control measures

Programmed to kill

Farmers of the world are under attack. A new technology threatens to make them totally dependent on multinational corporations

Heat and sawdust

The fires in Brazil and in Indonesia speak volumes of what happens when humans try to make a living by killing forests and neglecting the poor

The debate continues

Are genetically modified organisms good or bad? The debate continues and more and more people are getting involved on both sides

No fire exits in Delhi

Bad urban planning and a corrupt administration means fires will continue to claim lives in Delhi

Plastic surgery

The government's notification on plastic will have little effect on the industry or the environment. It is merely a move to silence opposition to …

Going green helps

The evidence is conclusive. Politicians who take care of the environment end up taking care of the people and their vote bank as well

Macdosa, future food

To save the world it may be necessary to create a culture where the humble samosa replaces the mighty burger

The heat is on

There is tremendous pressure now on the South to meet the greenhouse gas emissions reduction quota of the west

When science sleeps

The Indian meteorological department is unable to explain why the recent heat wave is taking place in India. Hardly surprising for a …

Rights for apes

We are ready to give rights to animals. It sounds and looks good. The question is where do we draw the line?

Public property

It is good to hear Western leaders say the genetic secrets of human life should be used for public good

The good news and the bad

Environment is going to be taught as a compulsory subject at the undergraduate level. But does anyone know how to go about it?

Gassing around

The bogey of price hike and non-availability of gas might delay action to implement the court order on CNG conversion

Playing dirty

There is an urgent need for a post APM fuel policy if we want to address environmental concerns