Panna’s poaching nexus exposed
Staff of the tiger reserve worked hand in glove with poachers, while the state government kept its eyes tightly shut
Ready for only tourists
Uttarakhand government has carried out rehabilitation projects only in tourist circles and ignored other areas that were hit by floods last year
Pentavalent takes its toll
The vaccine is suspected to have killed at least 13 infants. Experts want data analysed
Drug trials in India killed 2,031 persons
Only 22 compensated in four years, admits drugs controller during RTI hearing
Maya of Indian Science
Lies, denial and outright fraud have become the hallmark of Indian agricultural research because there is no accountability
Tribals play hardball on land rights
Dissatisfied with RTI answers on traditional land rights, tribals of Thane file appeals
“MoU virus” hits Arunachal Pradesh
Non-profits ask for white paper on the upfront payments received
Stage set for GM crops
Centre hastily tables Bill on biotech regulation in Parliament
Karnataka bans endosulfan
State appeals to the Centre for a nationwide ban
Patna High Court restores the right of second appeal under RTI law
Orders amendment in state rule that was contrary to RTI Act
Annihilation of caste and copyright claims
Ambedkar’s works have been published widely and yet pose a copyright conundrum
Punjab slips for sand mine, again
Ropar authorities plan mining in 776 hectares when only 30 hectares is allowed
Pesticide trap
India extensively uses pesticides banned globally, show RTI responses
Exclusive: Did a minister cite a non-existent study in her Parliament reply
Renuka Singh Saruta had attributed a study to IIT-Delhi on COVID-19 in tribal areas; but the institution does not have it
Koyna sanctuary plundered
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by ceaseless loot of land, with government help
Maharashtra’s largest thermal power plant spewing poison over Chandrapur
Pollution control board does nothing except take bank guarantees from plant management
LIC’s unhealthy choice
Life Insurance Corporation invested more than Rs 3,500 crore last year in the tobacco industry
SC extends endosulfan ban
Pesticide makers claim inbreeding, not endosulfan, causing health problems in Kasaragod
Victims of vaccination
Vaccine trials in a Madhya Pradesh government hospital are making children sick. Culprit: harmful chemicals in high amounts
DTE coverage on Western Ghats
Environment ministry’s desperate attempts to suppress expert panel report on Western Ghats
Defies Information Commission’s order and obtains stay from Delhi High Court to keep the report out of public domain
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-…
RTI activists’ murders: Jairam Ramesh demands prompt action, compensation to families
Rural development minister’s letter to Nitish Kumar includes four suggestions for better implementation of social welfare schemes
Critiquing globalisation
In Churning the Earth, The Making of Global India, environmentalist Ashish Kothari and economist Aseem Shrivastava put India's much-hyped growth …
Home ministry delayed Plachimada bill
RTI response reveals why bill meant to secure compensation from Coca-Cola has not received president’s assent till now