Union Budget 2015-16: Andhra asks Centre to fulfill promises made during bifurcation

Revenue deficit of the state for the next five years is around Rs 100,000 crore

Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan: A travesty on migrant workers

Its primary aim is to woo voters in Bihar where elections will take place later this year

Distressed handloom weavers seek bailout

The allocation for handloom sector was reduced to Rs 620.5 crore in 2014-15 from Rs 2,960.5 crore in 2012-13 budget

Project without a plan

After two budgets and Rs 5,300 crore in funding, the Centre's micro irrigation project that promises water to every farmland is not even close to …

NDA’s environmental clearance record not significantly different from UPA’s: CSE analysis

Study says that while the Centre’s performance on environment has not been unsatisfactory, it has not done enough to reduce environmental …

Government declares flood in Kashmir after Jhelum crosses danger mark

Three houses collapse in Budgam district, 16 members of a family buried under rubble, 21 reportedly missing

Modi's victory may mean push for Ken-Betwa river-link project

There is enough evidence that the project would be an environmental blunder, say activists

The significance of New York climate summit

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s diplomacy push before the Lima Conference of Parties is an opportunity to pull states away from rhetoric …

Findings of Economic Survey 2015 are cause for worry

Sonam Wangchuk is right. All is not well with Ladakh’s glaciers

In October 2021, 31 glacial lakes and water bodies showed an increase in area by 20%, found CSE & DTE’s State of India’s …

World Toilet Day: India now aims to build one toilet every two seconds

The country needs to play a major role in reducing open defecation

NDA government ambivalent about calling off GM trials

Scientists ask Narendra Modi to call off trials of genetically modified food crops, caution against biotech companies being allowed to take away …

Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months

Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement

The world needs pharmaceuticals from China and India to beat COVID-19

Chinese manufacturers make around 40% of all APIs used worldwide; China, India are the source of 75-80% of APIs imported to US

Vizag gas leak: 8 reported dead

The styrene gas leak occurred in LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd chemical factory

Is the government going to scrap the 12th Five Year Plan?

Experts feel this move will erode the gains and lessons learnt from the most inclusive plan so far

Message to India from UN: empower city mayors to curb emissions

Global Compact of Mayors announced at New York climate meet to make cities sustainable; India out of the picture

Gujarat High Court halts work at Mundra SEZ

Bench questions commencement of work without environmental clearance

COVID-19 rural crisis: Why MGNREGA needs a harder push

MGNREGA workers across the country on June 29 staged peaceful demonstration, raised demands for higher benefits and wages

Climate change

Modi government’s climate change actions–big on plans but unclear in implementation strategy

A plate half full

The National Food Security Bill may not do much but what it does is essential

‘We need to match frequency and intensity of climate disasters with bold, collective action’

Mitigation, rehabilitation efforts inadequate; Loss of access to resources not compensated 

One Sun One World One Grid: A journey of ironies?

Experts worry the OSOWOG will divert the capital and focus away from domestic commitments and priorities for renewable energy

Sardar Sarovar Project faces its toughest challenge

For more than 56 years, farmers in Gujarat have been waiting to get water, but work on the most crucial aspect of Sardar Sarovar dam—…

Obama visit: civil society appeals to Modi not to succumb to US pressure on IP laws

US actions jeopardise India’s pro-poor patent laws that promote generic drugs production, says online global petition