Tangible shift

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

Property industry in trouble in Punjab

New EIA process stumbles at start

'SLAPP'ed but will not submit

National plan on non-communicable diseases

Diwali 2022: Delhi air ‘very poor’, can worsen to ‘severe’

Farm stubble burning increased in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan; Firecracker ban in Delhi goes up in smoke too

Enough is enough

For over a week after Diwali, Delhi breathed poison. Air pollution peaked to unprecedented levels. Public anger forced emergency measures. But …

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

Gutter will sparkle

Ludhiana is going all out to clean up Buddha Nallah, the sole receptacle of its industrial filth

Return of village land

Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons

Punjab wants farmers to stay away from 9 pesticides. Will it help?

Europe tightened import norms since 2018, has shown reluctance to import basmati rice with pesticide residues earlier

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 …

A home-grown drought

Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Ravleen Kaur reports how our food …

Pesticide-ridden Punjab to begin cancer registration

CSE analysis finds Delhi-NCR winter pollution levels down in October-November

Warmer October, fewer crop fires & favourable meteorological conditions help improve bad air

Our daily dose of antibiotics

As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…

It’s mid-May and it isn’t as hot as it normally is. Here’s why

354 heavy rainfall events across India in just two months

Farmers move court against Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Haryana

Plant site is fertile land and sustains 10,000 people

Pro-GM farmers stage protest near Parliament

Farmers' organisations demand rejection of technical experts committee report recommending indefinite ban on field trials of GM crops

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 …

Straw in the wind

Liability sans facility

Draft rules ask health centres to ensure their waste is treated  

Phorate poisoning affects people in Jalandhar, Punjab

Punbjab university plays host to pesticide lobby