Tackling rape and sexual violence

It is time we had a national body, not merely our politically appointed, generally toothless  Womens' Commissions, with trained, dedicated …

Gender balance gadget

States turn to dubious technology for saving girl child

Making polluters pay

Despite bureaucratic hurdles, a non-governmental organisation hope to bring to book an erring paper mill in Punjab

It's political

Water scarcity in a Faridkot village

Parched Punjab

India's most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over-extraction of groundwater and faulty …

Bt for Better Times?

Good weather, illegal Bt seeds raise Punjab's sagging cotton yields

Of plants and bees

Depleting honeybees threaten biodiversity

Tapping wastewater

Put into effect in earnest, the law on wastewater recycling can provide lasting relief to a parched Delhi. samreen farooqui delves into the issue

Are pills doctored?

A Punjab resident holds inferior quality drugs responsible for his son's serious illness

Disconnect

Today, it is accepted that farm mechanisation is an unavoidable imperative. For productivity must be increased. But -- given the majority of …

Victim of its success

MGNREGA blamed for causing labour shortage; cut in budgetary support likely

Greenest of all

Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement

Punjab's spiritual farming

RESIDUE OF A REVOLUTION

Cereal killer

By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India's most malnourished …

Aaj Ka Roadshow

Liberalisation in India has not only affected humdrum life, but also popular cultural forms. This is palpable in the changing dynamics of the big …

Is the joyride over ?

There was fear in the 1960s. Would India continue to wait for food imports to feed itself? The scientific community came up with an answer that …

The right blend

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment-…

When will Indian scientists unbolt?

Are Indian scientists really too busy to answer emails and phone calls? wonders Dinsa Sachan

Cotton conundrum

The powers that be are hanging fire on Bt cotton despite long and intensive research. Indira Khurana delves into the baffling issue

Tangible shift

Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift

Keeping cancer alive

Punjab has been in the grip of cancer for over a decade but the government has ignored the threat. Sonal Matharu reports with photographer …

Long yarn

The cotton story is a tangled tale. In many parts of India, farmers are committing suicide. It's been a while Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and now …

Dictated by land

Khap panchayats oppose marriage in same gotra to control landholdings

Sand slips

Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …