Milk in India is certainly not as safe as the food regulator claims

The recent report released by FSSAI about its milk survey shows many glaring discrepancies

Feast on pattal

Eco-friendly and cost-effective plates are a good alternative to non-biodegradable plastic

Dairy units in India turn to cheaper alternatives

This strikes a blow to small farmers as they don't get a fair price for their produce since the market is flooded with cheaper options

Industry lobbyists deny GHG emission from meat production, blame small herders

Methane, the major GHG from livestock, remains in the atmosphere for only 10 years but traps 28 times more heat than CO2

Smog over electric cars

As pressure mounts on them to produce more electric cars, manufacturers question their environmental benefits

Raping the forest for ephemeral fashions

Forest products have become a fad in industrialised countries and are used to make a wide range of things, from ice creams to shampoos. For the …

The swaraj dream

Urbane intellectuals join hands with proud Gond tribals in an unique exercise to chalk out planning and development in adivasi hamlets

Under the umbrella of eco-friendliness

Are the new ISRO 14000 environment standards industry's gift to a polluted globe, or merely the developed world's competition killing strategy

A hazardous voorkshop

The Dakar workshop on toxic-waste trade left both the exporting countries and green activists fuming

Damnable indispensability

Disposal of plastics is difficult. This drawback weighs heavy against the numerous advantages of the material

Woodstock worries

A recent ban on all forestactivities in the north-eastshould provide alternatives toworkers in this sector

Producing poison

Russia continues to produce toxic chemicals even as its production and use has been banned in other countries

The colour of money

Green is the colour of money. In the upper niche of the Indian consumer market, where fads rule the roost, any product that is tagged "eco-…

Drawing the waste-line

The national committee to look into the management of hazardous wastes met for the first time in New Delhi

Eco-cool

An Indian firm introduces eco-friendly air conditioners and takes a step towards a future free from ozone holes

Call of the wild

The popularity of several wildlife species as delicacies is adversely affecting their numbers in China

UNFF18: Sustainable forest management takes centre stage

Forests have the potential for reducing 5 gigatonnes of emissions, says delegates

News Snippets

What price pollution?

Controversial bill

Too big for the Third World's pocket

Insurance default

Murphy's first law, greased

Friendly plastic

Bio-weapons