Stifling civil society

Two cases of government apathy towards volunteers and activists in Goa

Smuggled wood seized

Suicidal mission

Travails of democracy

Democracy must widen to cover international politics and institutions

Crusader sentenced

Gaol term for environmentalist in land of glasnost

Perumatty upbeat

Kerala local body elections; activists rejoice

Tragedy isn't comical

Please include us in your revolution

A waiver to common sense

Angry voters

Women politicians more likely to reply to people who reach out in need, study shows

And yet, women constitute less than half of national legislators in all but four countries in the world

Yoshihide Suga: Who is the man set to be Japan’s next prime minister?

Suga played a crucial role in protecting former PM Shinzo Abe from greater scrutiny over numerous scandals that dogged his government  

Map shows India at top of climate violence

Conflicts related to water management appear highest in India with 59 cases, followed by conflicts in fossil fuels and climate justice

In Parliament on July 19, 2016

Here’s a round-up of environmental and developmental issues that were discussed and debated in both houses of parliament

World Bank in a new avatar

While the World Bank launches its 'development gateway', critics gear up to counter the 'caring sharing knowledge bank' that it strives to portray

Noise and a sane voice

Whose CARBON hypocrisy?

Should Northern groups campaign to stop fossil fuel funding in the South?

US presidential candidates' take on climate change

Will he beat around the bush?

He may not have a clean environmental track record. But as president, George W Bush will have to tread carefully

Forgetting science

Talking in riddles

A recent protocol on compensation to victims of hazardous waste permits the generators to go scot-free

Climate logjam

After wrecking the climate talks in the Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo

Simply Put: Two ‘Democracies’

Global cops

UN PLc

Will multinational corporations take over the UN?