India must redouble sustainability efforts: Environment performance index

Ranked 168 out of 180 countries; all South Asian countries, except Afghanistan, were ahead of India in the ranking  

COVID-19: Self-sufficient neighbourhoods are needed to make cities resilient

The need is to recognise what a neighbourhood requires and ensure that the planning makes everyday needs available — and accessible&…

Save and Grow: a guide to sustainable cereal production

The technique focuses on conservation agriculture, maintaining soil health, selecting crops with higher yield potential and greater resistance to …

India’s poverty eradication challenge

The post-MDGs target seems impossible as chronic poverty sets in. Now, more poor people are becoming chronically poor compared to earlier times. …

THE FUTURE OF CLEAN ENERGY

A simple chemical reaction is the basis of fuel cell technology. Fuel cells run on hydrogen to provide electricity. The only byproduct is water …

Documenting dissent

DECOMMISSIONING THE BRENT SPAR·Tony Rice and Paula Owen·E & FN SPON (An Imprint of Routledge), 1999·182pp

MIAMI GROUP VS rest of the world

Are genetically modified organisms a miracle that will solve the world's hunger problems or a menace that will threaten human health, environment …

Waiting for a miracle

Citizens approaching the courts for protecting lakes in cities is all very well. But in the end, it is a choice between using land for water or …

Birth control pills have negative effects on aquatic ecosystem, finds study

Synthetic estrogen was found to affect reproductive cycle of fathead minnow

Penny foolish, pond wise

Once parched, Dewas in Madhya Pradesh is now a lush green district

What should be done

Some key actions for the sustainable growth of the pulp and paper industry

Running a farm

Farm forestry can overcome the raw material scare

Chlorine check

The world moves towards totally chlorine-free bleaching

Where India stands

The demand for paper in India far exceeds its supply

On paper

Amrit Paper Mills

One Leaf Company SCORE 19.01% RANK TWENTY SEVEN

Mukerian Papers Ltd

One Leaf Company SCORE 20.01RANK TWENTY SIX

Grasim Industries Ltd

One Leaf CompanySCORE 20.65%RANK TWENTY FIVE

SIV:On the comeback trail

BILT Ballarpur

Two Leaves CompanySCORE 33.44%RANK THREE

Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd

Three Leaves CompanySCORE 38.50%RANK TWO

J K Paper Mills

Three Leaves CompanySCORE 42.75%RANK ONE

The Report Card

Opening the account

As the rating progressed, industry opened up

Network: reaching out

Civil society members become a part of GRP