Dhamaal Growth

NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied

GM crops: Here to stay

The Indian government is dead keen on GM crops. But what about a policy first?

In Short

Gods must be dazed

Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

Labels must for GM food

Industry clueless about implementing labelling rule; FSSAI dithers over regulations

Street vendors' bill will be introduced in Parliament this session, says Selja

It proposes abolishing existing licence system for vendors

The digital is political

Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design

Stop passing the buck

Bottled water norms notified

More new norms wanted

How vulnerable are we to mental disorders?

Letter

Letter

Centralisation of powers, diluted laws: Weak Water Act further diluted by latest amendments, say experts

Environment minister claims impetus to industries, improvement of environment protection while moving bill in Parliament

Balangir's distressed migrants

From a resource-rich area to a metaphor for poverty, the Balangir district of Orissa has covered a long distance. Plausibly, it is this journey …

A toy called CRZ

The original coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules passed in February 1991 had seven sections. They have been amended nearly twice that many times …

Ramsar is not a strong, strict and rigid convention

India has listed 16 wetlands under the Ramsar sites, but with no policies, knowledge or interest shown by the authorities, proper management is …

Joba Majhi

JOBA MAJHI, wife of the leader of Singhbhum's Jungle Andolan, Devendra Majhi, is in her second term as member of the legislative assembly from a …

Timber travails

After completing two years as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Mukut Mithi is proud to relate his government's achievements while …

NGOs welcome draft policy on voluntary sector

At long last a positive note has been struck to end the Union government's ambiguity towards non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Planning …

ChevronTexaco on trial

October 21, 2003. High-level corporate lawyers from ChevronTexaco sit in the same packed muggy courtroom as bare-breasted Amazonian men and women …

Niral Enem Horo

A Jharkhand Party veteran, NIRAL ENEM HORO didn't quit when Jaipal Singh, Jharkhand's most eminent leader, left to join the Congress party. He …

Common knowledge

Let the government begin its long march into Freedom of information by making its proposed bill public even before it goes to Parliament

Anti-activism law

The ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council is championing a new law that will endanger activists supporting environmental, …

Word wars: Language copyright

It's becoming harder to exercise one's freedom of expression, even in the land of liberty. When at & t used the phrase "freedom of expression" in …

Forcing task

Voluntary organisations decide to take to task irrational and outdated government legislations