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Chhattisgarh’s community news service on mobile phone helps tribal people find voice
Politics menus environment
Environmental concern has never been a political issue in India. Is it appropriate to expect a change in the mindset of leaders in the …
Skin-deep Hinduism
Desperate Hindu extremists are making a mockery of the real problems that the river Ganga faces
Deaths foretold
The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …
THE GREEN CRUSADE
Over a year has passed since Germany's Green party came to power in 1998 by joining hands with their allies, the Social Democrats. Looking back, …
Defining moment
Even as the government goes about sealing industrial units in Delhi, confusion reigns over what's polluting
Puppet power
Gyani Baba (wise saint, literarily), a seven feet-tall puppet with handle moustache, is up for a big task in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. He is …
Threat of mega quake looms large in Bangladesh
With the southeastern parts of Bangladesh experiencing a number of mild-to-moderate tremors since July 27, it is feared that a major earthquake …
Stop patronising the adivasis, Mr PM; they need dignity, not charity
The government needs to recognise that forest laws need to be flexible enough to accommodate and invite collective participations of local …
How draft guidelines dilute economic, environmental responsibilities of businesses
Draft guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economical Responsibilities of Business water down specific recommendations on accountability of …
Reveal or go to jail
New Collection of Statistics Act comes into force. Makes furnishing information mandatory
Technical Problem!
Procedural delays on the part of implementing agencies will ensure that the Supreme Court deadline for the conversion of old Delhi Transport …
Performance pays
The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim, who were rated as the greenest chief ministers in a CSE survey, have retained power in their states
Law and disorder
The present unrest in Delhi has little to do with industrial pollution or loss of livelihoods. The way in which the government has chosen to act …
More land, less timber
Ban on harvesting of timber may not solve the problem of deforestation in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province
Dried up water sources
Similipal region in Orissa faces the prospects of drought if steps are not taken to halt the flow of pollutants into perennial streams
Baywatch
Goa's 'army' fights drugs, AIDS, nudism and the various other ills of tourism that threaten to snuff out the local traditional lifestyle
On track to disaster
By ignoring sound technical advice, Konkan Railway jeopardises the fragile Western Ghats environment
What caused the landslides in Uttaranchal?
Debris flow is a natural occurence. Environment-friendly town-planning can reduce its impact on human settlements
How to make Swajaldhara work
Intention and execution are not always related. That's the Swajaldhara lesson. Swajaldhara is a national-level rural water supply scheme that …
Beautification drive
Civic authorities like to demolish slums. And, as NIDHI JAMWAL finds in the case of Delhi's Yamuna Pushta, such moves invariably also flout all …
Growing commercial interest in Southern Ocean’s resources thwarts protection efforts around Antarctica
Russia no longer engages in krill fisheries but wants to keep its options open. It might have larger plans
This time for Odisha: How the state should build its cultural capital in 2023
Culture poverty is more ruinous than economic poverty. Wish 2023 will accelerate ‘Make in Odisha’ but culturally too
Do we need a pandemic treaty?
The World Health Assembly proposed establishing a pandemic treaty on December 1, 2021
'Thank You' : The expression of gratitude is now propaganda tool in an elected sphere
The Indian government thanking its chief executive for a decision which is a right of the citizen makes a point: The government and the prime …