Public hearing for thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh turns violent

Plant site is on wetland surrounded by shrimp farms

Why Andhra power regulator’s steps should worry renewable sector

APERC seeks review of existing power purchase agreements with wind and solar firms

Telangana: farmers' protest against erratic power supply turns violent

Police resort to lathicharge; farmers pelt stones; 14 injured

Andhra Pradesh plans separate budget for agriculture and allied sectors

It would include a Rs 100-crore pilot project to introduce solar pump sets

Where’s Bhoodan Land?

Mining halted

Licence issued without consent of Visakhapatnam residents

Patches of green

Even after 10 years, the joint forest management programme has made little headway

Water wars

Thirst pangs lead to violence in various states

Monsanto at the receiving end of Bt cotton pricing policy

Monsanto losing price war with state governments

People’s power v thermal power

Sompeta shows people’s resolve to protect wetlands

No one is following regulations

Farmers take no permission, officers do not survey wells

Seed bill retake

Monitor seed prices, not just quality, say farmer groups  

‘Severe’ cyclonic storm to hit Tamil Nadu on April 30

The weather agency has put the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on red alert (highest) on April 30 and May 1

Not just green: Natural farming in Andhra yielded more produce than conventional methods, shows study

Apart from the higher yield, nutrient availability was also unaffected in Zero Budget Natural Farming

A congestion plan in the name of decongesting Delhi

Urban development ministry’s expert panel report on how to decongest Delhi pays only lip service to improving public transport and …

COVID-19: Industries, steel plants in Odisha begin supplying oxygen to affected states

Odisha has around 70 industries, including 12 steel plants, many of which produce industrial oxygen

Mystery behind Gorakhpur encephalitis deaths: is scrub typhus the likely cause?

Scrub typhus is caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium, which is introduced in humans from the bites of the infected larvae of a certain …

Tropical depression that brought floods to Lanka moving north to south India

While it may bring cyclonic rain, it won’t delay the monsoon in India, say experts

Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold

The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …

Mapping the reek

The genetic variability of sandalwood trees in India has reduced considerably because of their increased susceptibility to diseases

Telangana fallout: Scrap Polavaram, demand project-affected tribals

They oppose national status to the project under Telangana bill. Polavaram will benefit only Seemandhra and displace about 200,000 people, all in …

Environment in elections: Andhra’s Rayalaseema battling drought conditions for 4 years, but ignored in poll manifestos

87 Mandals in four districts classified as ‘severely affected’ areas with less than 50% Kharif and 20% Rabi operations seen since 2020

Andhra panchayat polls in end-July

The elections were delayed for two years due to legal battle over reservation issues

Telangana betrays its tribals

Compromises on Polavaram; agrees to exclude villages facing submergence from new state

Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Kiran Kumar Reddy, resigns

Resignation is in protest against bifurcation of the state to create Telangana