MEF stumped

State governments badger the MEF to implement its own proposal of industrial plantations in degraded forests

Ungreening the revolution

A programme initiated with much drum-beating, the green revolution has not just backfired but even eroded traditional systems of farming. Farmers …

Pre-history revisited

The discovery of fossil tracks in Madhya Pradesh by an Indian scientist may turn back life's clock by 500 million years

Green tribunal fines appellant for frivolous litigation

Baijnath Prajapati had challenged the environmental clearance granted to a thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh but later withdrew his plea

Book Excerpt: An ancient legend explains why the Chambal is India’s cleanest river

King Rantideva performed a sacrifice in which thousands of animals were slaughtered and their blood turned the river red, making it ‘unclean&…

Potential quakes

An absurd tale

The astounding agricultural growth of Madhya Pradesh has many suspenses

Regeneration on reels

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Development doom

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Vicious grip

Up in arms over water

Fodder for victory

Politicians feel good governance does not win elections. Digvijay Singh proved them wrong

No respite

Madhya Pradesh tribals say the administration has created an atmosphere of terror

The joke

Decentralisation

The Sun vs the Moon

Dam authorities don't think of those living downstream

No more cheetahs from Namibia, next batch of wild cats only from South Africa

Outspoken criticism of reintroduction project’s management may be behind decision, alleges member of steering committee

Three cheetahs dead in a month; South African experts write to Supreme Court

The experts have alleged that their involvement has been minimised ever since Yadavendradev Jhala, who conceptualised and led the project, was removed

Here’s a look into the curious case of opium poppy cultivation in India

Unseasonable rains or hailstorms, such as the one in March this year, can be the last nail in the coffin with disastrous consequences for the …

DMF helps Singrauli farmers grow vegetables, earn more

Grantee farmers will be trained in farming methods and guided about the kind of vegetables to grow, which can then be sold commercially

Water in news on April 12

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Madhya Pradesh's call to bamboo investors reignites debate over forest access

Agreements for planting bamboo over 36,000 sq km of forestland take away the rights of the community, say forest rights activists

India shining meets Hindutva

Uma Bharti is getting serious. The newly elected chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP) has unleashed a development agenda built around the 'cow …

Loneliness of Narmada Human

Thirty years on, it remains the only fossil of early humans found on the subcontinent

Biotech park

Metering by the time of day