Leaving their mark

Thinking afresh

Lull before the storm

The world is about to face the wrath of El Nio. Is India prepared for it?

Forced migration

A disaster the world prefers to forget

Polluting oligopoly

A clutch of automakers to blame for almost all of the tailpipe emissions in the US

Is water use sustainable?

No. In the last 100 years, global population tripled, but freshwater use increased sixfold

Fat men and little boys

Atomic arsenals and the state of nuclear power play today

Health class

Enemies of health and allies of poverty join hand to create global havoc, leaving different marks on different classes

Tropical pill

Medicines are for the rich, not for fighting tropical diseases afflicting millions in developing nations. Pharmaceutical companies seem to have …

Watering down a success story

Water User Associations in Maharashtra face unforeseen hurdles despite being successful. Why is the government stalling them?

Blow to anti-AIDS campaign as condom turns taboo subject

The paanwallah-doubling-up-as-a-condom-vendor ad has been taken off the air. Instead, Doordarshan will show a village council member warning …

Plastic conundrum

Eyewash

Did global warming intensify the Southwest Asian monsoon?

In a mess

Unproductive augmentation

Simple, bare necessities

To what extent are basic household amenities available to India's people?

Apex court gets tough on entry of trucks

Supreme Court pulls up Delhi government and police for not following directive on polluting goods vehicles

The discerning eye of the insect

How do pests select which plants to attack in the field? By smelling odours plants emit, believe most entomologists. But now an alternative …

Landfill emissions poison breastmilk

After finding high levels of dioxin-related compounds in breast milk of women living near landfills, a Vadodara-based non-governmental …

Asian rubbish

Dirty and thirsty

Fatal impressions

Even occasional exposure to benzene can damage human genes

Not kidding

Children in developing countries continue to suffer, claims UNICEF

Hankering for more

Industry is forcing bad calories upon people, especially the poor

Murky manoeuvre

USEPA's smokescreen to avoid curbing vehicular emissions