Now, isabgol
In the wake of growing demand in the West, multinational companies are attempting to patent isabgol
Warming the skies
Environmentalists in Europe are campaigning for a tax on aviation fuels to reduce aircraft emissions
Facelift for Taj
A multilateral collaboration will try to take the world's most beautiful structure back to its original glory
Developing burden
A research paper brings out the dangers of increasing use of private capital in the developing countries
"Green" signal?
Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court
Against the wind
Government policies and land prices are preventing companies from setting up wind mills in Nagercoil
Sight of a tiger
Frequent sightings of the rare black tiger in the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Orissa has led to research on colour variations
Drawing the waste-line
The national committee to look into the management of hazardous wastes met for the first time in New Delhi
Chicken worries
A new strain of influenza virus transmitted to humans from chicken is causing panic in Southeast Asia
Near miss
A mechanical snag at the Narora Atomic Power plant has put a question mark on the safety of India's nuclear establishment
Talking about air
Participants at a recent workshop in Hyderabad expressed concern over the growing rate of air pollution in South Asia
Reviving Saraswati
Scientists in Rajasthan try to revive ancient paleo-channels to solve the state's water crisis
Dams: under scrutiny
Dams in the us are being dismantled to restore riverine ecosystems
Talking about water
Human costs and environmental impact of the proposed multipurpose project on the Mahakali river dominated proceedings at a recent Indo-Nepal …
Dam travails
A breach in the Bhakra-Nangal dam in Punjab inundates more than 1,215 hectares of agricultural land
Native anger
Alaskan natives take the message of the dangers of climate change catastrophic to the office of an oil company , whose activities threaten their …
View from Spain
Upgrade Spain's nuclear plants to meet Kyoto Protocol targets, says its environment minister
Getting to the core
Drilling of ice cores in the Himalayan glaciers reveal that global warming is altering climate patterns
Pak NGOs under fire
While right-wing religious groups in Pakistan indulge in a hate campaign against voluntary organisations, the military regime looks the other way
Drought across the border
Dams are the talking point in Pakistan where the regions of Sindh and Baluchistan have been hit by drought
Call of the wild
The popularity of several wildlife species as delicacies is adversely affecting their numbers in China
The cost of water
Faulty policies drained north China of its water. Now a project to bring water hundreds of kilometres from the south has been mooted
HP village plugs hydel project
In an unprecedented development, the members of a gram sabha in Himachal Pradesh exercised rights conferred on them under the fifth schedule of …
Victory for Bangla arsenic victims
The High Court in London confirmed that the British Geological Survey has a reasonable case to answer and that the victims have a realistic …
Blueprint for DJB privatisation?
The proposed Delhi Water Supply and Sewage project -- which will be funded by the World Bank and whose draft has been prepared by …