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
Monsanto conducted trials of GM maize without approval, reveals RTI reply
Biotech regulatory panel overlooked violation
The truth about solar mission
For the Government of India the first phase of the national solar mission has been a grand success. It not only managed to attract industry to …
Protocol to protect RTI activists in the works
If a single panchayat-level activist can expose corruption worth Rs 25 lakh, then each needs protection for effective implementation of …
Solar energy is everybody's business
Solar mission is too important to let doubtful dealings hijack it
RTI uncovers environment ministry flip-flop on Mulund-Thane SEZ
Officials obliged developer and reclassified coastal land to allow project