Union ministry of surface transport

Saboteur-in-chief. Is responsible for making procedures. Has botched them up, discouraging those keen on CNG

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers advice on freebies

The prime minister’s call to the youth to be careful about political parties bribing them with freebies for votes is also a recognition of …

Madras High Court directs to restrict plastic flag use in elections

The court has asked the Election Commission to come up with a concrete plan to curtail their usage

Vyapam virus

The scam in Madhya Pradesh exposes the criminal nexus which has infected India's medical education system

UPA announces poll sop for tribals

Centre promises 150 days of work to tribal households under MGNREGA

Public, Congress demand emission laws in US

Voters retaliate with boycott

Where is the green party?

The CNG sabotage

To clean up Delhi's air, the Supreme Court ruled in July 1998 that all public transport should move away from diesel and towards compressed …

Heading towards a cliff

As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor

The US and us

Fissures in West Bengal's Left government over land acquisition

Foresters, villagers vie for land in Bengal

PR companies give public face to corporate agenda

Toothless at 10

A decade after their inception, Panchayati Raj bodies are yet to be granted adequate powers

Return Singur land acquired for Tata Nano to farmers: SC

The land was acquired in the name of public purpose. The court also said that those who received compensation will not have to return the money

In short

Political parties choose farm loan waiver for electoral gains, but at what cost?

Farmers have outstanding loan of Rs12.60 lakh crore, which translates to Rs 100,000 per cultivator

IN SHORT

Tata Energy Research Institute In service of polluters

The Swedish experts have identified traces of over 40 substances in diesel exhaust that are listed by the epa as hazardous air pollutants and …

Watch: What do electoral bonds disclose about violators of India’s environmental norms?

At least four of the major donors were associated with projects that violated environmental norms, snatched away tribal rights

What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?

The success of Paris Climate deal depends largely on the political willingness of one of the largest emitters in the world

Australia's Labor Party scraps ban on new uranium mines

Punjab's paddy dilemma

In 2009, Punjab became the first state in the country to enact a law banning the sowing of rice before a stipulated date. The aim was to arrest …

Why Polavaram is a pointless project

The Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefit will be limited