Not in my backyard
Delhi, reduced to a gas chamber due to the proliferation of highly polluting industries, now requires the social and political will to enforce an …
In the line of fire
A Supreme Court ruling to install waste incinerators in India is under a scathing attack from environmental activists
Ruminant ramifications
Beef, the staple food of the British, finds itself out of favour as a ban on its sale sweeps across UK and also the European Union
"Green" signal?
Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court
Freedom means death
The Delhi High Court ruling may free the animals from the cages of circuses, but will they find a new home?
Debt trap
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka under pressure to let the US play a decisive role in conserving its tropical forests
Victory for Bangla arsenic victims
The High Court in London confirmed that the British Geological Survey has a reasonable case to answer and that the victims have a realistic …
Diesel engine makers generate discontent
Manufacturers of diesel engines for generator sets are a divided lot today. Battlelines have been drawn between those who have complied with the …
Strict US norms for motorcycles
The US Environmental Protection Agency has kickstarted the cleanup drive for highway motorcycles by revising their emission standards after two …
Peace, and war in Angola
Even as the government of Angola, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it …
State of conflict
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Documenting the Northeast's tribal laws
Land is central to the tribal identity in the region too easily abbreviated 'northeast'. Jeuti baruah knows this too well. As director of the Law …
Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar Bill as a single window to distribute subsidy
Opposition terms move a ‘conspiracy to undermine the Rajya Sabha’
Phase-out plan unveiled
Drastic step
Andhra government mulls draconian laws on rainwater harvesting
Beastly
Clear policies are needed on treatment of animals to avoid polarisation of views
Pits stopped
Restoring lakes
Coal mining grounded
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Green government
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