Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

Damodar - Ten years after

How has the river that flows through one of the most industrialised regions in India fared since it was first written about in 1993? Down to …

Germany in transition

From an economy addicted to coal and nuclear energy, Germany is fast transforming into one driven by renewables. Its aim is to demonstrate to the …

The statistician who "planned" India

P C Mahalanobis can rightly be called the father of Indian statistics. Today, in the year of his birth centenary, he is remembered not only as …

Conflict over ganga

Over 2,500-odd kilometers this river meanders, flowing through the lives of over 500 million people, enabling a vast basin spread over Nepal, …

Catch the prey

To count the tiger

Steep lack

Indian lac production has hit an all-time low. RICHARD MAHAPATRA seeks remedies

Pet in the zoo

Watering down a success story

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

Australia manages its water crisis well

Aussies toil with drought

Job growth statistics conceal agrarian crisis

Embodied energy demystified

Building materials are much more energy-intensive than perceived. India lags in taking steps to reduce their use

Drained India's inland wetlands

During the last ten years, India has lost about 38 per cent of its inland wetlands; in some districts, as much as 88 per cent of the wetlands …

No dropping anchor

Mired in misery, Chilika's fisherfolk continue to doggedly fight for their rights

Consumed by hunger

Fat Chance

Reducing obesity -- the leading cause of non-communicable diseases in the world -- has become a political game. At stake are the interests of the …

Children of a lesser State

A rare killer disease, Japanese encephalitis, has been annually and invariably breaking out in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. This year, so far, 3,…

Almora's dying waterbodies

Almora sees springs vanish, river die

Rise of livestock

Agriculture sector undergoes a historic change as livestock surpasses the economy of food grain

Tamil Nadu's tank rehab scheme does not hold water

Government approach to restoring traditional waterbodies of Tamil Nadu doesn't hold water

Fluorescent lamps energy efficient but with glitches

Vaccine Eloquent

Universal vaccination became part of government policy in 1978. A quarter of a century since, progress has been fitful. In some parts of the …

Net gain

Villagers around Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh are finally allowed to retain fishing rights

Once poachers now guards

At Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve, deepa kozhisseri finds local tribal communities happily involved in forest protection and ecotourism

Rain Shocked

Rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall is making usable water scarce in India