Pachyderm dilemma
Zimbabwe, which is hosting the June convention on endangered species, is fighting for right to controlled trade in ivory
For the people
Grassroot bodies should pressurise the state government to effectively implement the new Act on tribal self-rule passed by the Centre
In hot water
While the Antarctic ice cap is relatively stable, the sea level is rising due to a simple law of physics: water expands when heated
Hope for infertile women
A new method to overcome infertility in mothers uses the same technique which was used to clone Dolly, the sheep
The mess we are in
South Asia fares pathetically when it comes to basic education. The latest UNDP report has some solutions
Money matters
As the first-ever assembly of the 161-member Global Environment Facility (GEF) draws near, many non-governmental organisations are left out in …
Hazy picture
The agriculture ministry and the Indian Meteorological Department have given contradictory statements on how crops have failed in the past year
Anna vindicated
The anti-corruption department raids the houses of a former Maharashtra minister, who put social activist Anna Hazare behind bars for accusing …
Suicidal growth
The debate over 'terminator technology' takes a new turn with the discovery of 36 sterility patent claims by public and private institutes the …
Dying very young
High mortality rate of cloned animals and unsuccessful attempts to clone monkeys worry researchers
Farmer's right
A new draft of the Union for Protection of New Plants Varieties protects the rights of the farmers
Better now than never
Two years after a Supreme Court order, the government sets up the first fuel testing lab in Noida
Battling bauxite
Three persons were killed while protesting against mining operations in the tribal areas of Orissa
'Kernel the culprit'
Human rights panel report confirms that food poisoning, not starvation, caused deaths in Orissa's Kashipur district
Drenched by doubts
Officials dismiss green rain in Bengal village as bee droppings, but experts find flaws in the theory
For a clean future
Washington dc Court approves usepa's air quality standards
Banning by the barrel
On November 26, 2003 Armenia ratified the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and …
Cacophony in Telecom sector
Tug-of-war between basic service providers (MTNL, Reliance, Tata) and cellular operators has intensified after wireless in local loop (WLL) launch
Himalayan hazard
The next big quake can kill 150,000 people, claim seismologists; say traditional construction is safer
Food security act to make people weaker
The reconstituted National Advisory Council will bring the focus back on welfare policies, Magsaysay awardee and member of the council ARUNA ROY …
Supreme Court asks NGT to monitor industrial units polluting Ganga
Apex court had recently asked government to explain why Central Pollution Control Board has no chairperson for the past six months
Can’t use a stinky public toilet? Expect a solution soon
A research aimed at increasing toilet use in countries has revealed striking observations
Exclusive: Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths not due to rat poison
Reports accessed by Down To Earth show no evidence of death due to poison. Experts say deaths occurred due to unhygienic conditions and medical …
Amid fresh leaks, Fukushima plant gets ‘robustness’ certificate
Contamination levels in the recent leak were 70 times greater than the levels recorded in the already-contaminated area
First heart surgery on foetus in India, 3-D printing saves another baby in US
Despite cutting-edge technologies being available, such surgeries are not easy to perform, say doctors