Blood, sweat and tears

For RTI activists of Bihar the cost of exposing corruption is life

Civil society & politics

Shareholders, too, complain against Dow

One lake vanishes

Futile deadlines: Afforestation drive in 5 states along Ganga is over with just 22% of target being met

Experts have questioned as to whether the Ganga catchment area is really available for afforestation

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

ADB averse to sharing information

Governments should give information, says bank

Ears have been picked, where is the info?

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

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 …

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

RTI assessment

Asbestos: it cements the government

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

Biodiversity—India’s other scandal

CAG slams the national biodiversity authority for allowing questionable patents

Centre confirms three pentavalent vaccine deaths

Union health ministry says 17 other deaths of infants reported in Haryana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu were not linked to five-in-one vaccine

Jan Dhan Yojana: the fineprint Modi did not disclose

Kin of accident victim denied insurance amount for not using RuPay debit card and carrying out at least one financial transaction

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

Commercial breach

Get your own vaccine

Down To Earth filed an RTI application to find out the reason of vaccine shortage in India. The response revealed how a plan to promote private …

Coastal management rules under review