No to hydel project

Hell and high water

The incendiary Sardar Sarovar Dam project came to a head on March 15 this year, when Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) agitators, led by the …

Lesser evil?

Gassing the truth

More than a decade after the Bhopal gas disaster, the data collected from those exposed to the gas remains shrouded in mystery

Stars in stripe

Is the ban on "tiger shows" at Kanha and Bandhavgarh really in interest of the big

The joke's on the panchayat

The recent panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh was the latest edition of the mock ritual of decentralisation

Illegal eagles

The Madhya Pradesh government's decision to call in the private sector to convert state forest lands into captive plantations, impinges on people'…

Madhya Pradesh solar energy tariff hits new low with Rs 5.05 per unit

The rate is even lower than the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s benchmark of Rs 6.86 per kWh

Uproar over tiger show ban

Revolutionary potatoes

Recently developed hybrid true potato seeds are ideally suited to subtropical climates and are highly disease-resistant

Listen and learn

A river polluted

Development on its haunches

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Selling a liability

Journey to save a river

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Mughal system stilll supplies water at zero cost

Mughal builders are known the world over for the Taj Mahal. But their water engineers built a supply system in 1615 that still provides water to …

The unsilenced valley

The Bhils of Madhya Pradesh are armed with a simple, effective and practical system of irrigation to mend the ruin inflicted by the state's …

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Another year, another ritual

Upholding the right to hygiene

The citizens of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh continue to put up with a filthy, malodorous town despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling 13 years ago, …

Solar power is the only viable alternative

K R DATYE has been associated for years with grassroots organisations such as the Pani Panchayat and the Mukti Sangharsh, which has spearheaded …

From saffron to green

Experiments with truth

Innovative science teaching scheme relegated to supplementary status

Under international censure

The Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station has managed to secure a World Bank loan of $400 million, but the allegations of environmental …