Rocking the Himalayas
Indian seismic experts are in a tizzy over predictions of an imminent gigantic earthquake in the central Himalayas
Booked for arms
UNDP's Human Development Report has become a bone of contention for 2 Indian ministries
On the fast track
The finance minister has placed his bets on growth through rapid technological development, but critics say he should proceed with caution
Hi-tech exchange
Indian industries have created a forum where technological research organisations can come face to face with the world of commerce
Eco Mark marks time
The fate of the only Indian product to be accorded environmental clearance hangs in the balance
Double timing
Will 2 time zones help India function at peak efficiency?
Slippery bacillus
Despite desperate combing operations, the plague bacillus is playing hide-and-seek with doctors
Computers go off - track
The Indian Railways has raised a stink by opting for an outdated Canadian software programme for controlling its freight operations
Environmental electioneering
Local ecological issues figured prominently in the November assembly elections
A question of industry
The recent Supreme Court orders against polluting industries have merely kicked off an arduous process of cleaning up the Capital
All work, no play
Millions of children spend the best years of their lives working for a pittance
Mucking around the Taj
Is there any point in keeping an architectural beauty radiant while the rest of the city goes to pot?
Shared misery
The government has finalised a strategy to get industries to reduce their waste
Building on wrong premises
The plan to rehabilitate the victims of the devastating earthquake that shook Latur last year ignores the needs of the villagers and introduces …
How green were the forests
The van panchayats of the Uttar Pradesh hills were created to restore the vital link between villagers and their forests. Today, they are prime …
Copper unit comes a cropper
Sterlite Industries' proposed copper smelting unit and jetty are a threat to the well-being of the people of Ratnagiri. A recent report on the …
Indian bridges on their last legs
A recent survey by the Union,ministry of surface transport has revealed the pitiable state of bridges in India
For a few units more
A high-tech power station foreign companies are building in Maharashtra is being touted as the "perfect solution" to its anticipated electricity …
Fuelling a crisis
A recent, innocuous check-and-tally exercise by the Delhi administration unearthed a giant racket diverting to the transport sector heavily-…
A high-tech power station foreign companies are building in Maharashtra is being touted as the "perfect solution" to its anticipated …
The poison piles up
Ten winters since methyl isocyanate exhaled history's deadliest industrial disaster on Bhopal, action on toxicity remains agonisingly inadequate. …