Solar Suresh: Chennai's green revolutionary
D Suresh lives in Kilpauk in Chennai in his green and sustainable home. An IIT and IIM graduate, 71year old Suresh has managed to set up a …
Underdog resilience
The downtrodden, destitute and the diseased are the lead protagonists in this collection of short stories
Green Schools Award 2017
Green Schools award is given by Centre for Science and Environment to the top eco-friendly schools in India. The award ceremony was held on …
Sunita Narain at Jaipur Literature Festival 2017
Sunita Narain at Jaipur Literature Festival 2017 sheds some light on degloablalisation in the age of climate change and finding new pathways for …
A look at news you may have missed this week
How Europe could be affected by dengue because of changing climate to Tanzania launching a clean-up of Mount Kilimanjaro—a quick look at …
UNEP meeting tackles link between health and environment
The United Nations Environment Programme’s meeting was held to prepare for the second United Nations Environment Assembly
Growth or Environment
In his book, T N Ninan underlines the importance of the environment for an ambitious growth agenda. Exclusive excerpts
Interview with Praveen Saxena, advisor at Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Praveen Saxena is advisor in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy where he is in-charge of small hydro power programme
Waterprotest
Residents angry at a city that has sufficient water but refuses to guarantee equal access
2016 Annual State of India’s Environment Report (SOE) - Print & e-book)
The latest issue of the State of India’s Environment 2016 is bigger and better. Articles summing up the latest developments from forests …
Draft EIA 2020 undercuts India’s biodiversity and climate goals
The proposal to weaken policies for environmental protection with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft, 2020, has resulted in …
Draft EIA: SC rejects Centre challenge to Delhi HC translation order
The high court heard a petition asking the Centre to print the draft EIA notification in 22 languages mentioned in the Eight Schedule of the …
2006: The waterloo year
It's the typos, stupid
UNEA-6 opens with a call for environmental multilateralism
It is time to put political differences aside, focus on threats facing the planet and embark on the pathway to a sustainable and safe future, …
The paradox of nature and balanced accounts
Western institutions and the United Nations are keen protagonists of natural resource accounting but it may still not be a useful policy tool for …
Green innovation steals the show at SEED Awards
An Indian enterprise and 27 African ventures win prize for sustainable business models empowering communities
Cabinet signs death warrant for green panels
In one fell swoop the Union ministry of environment and forests is preparing to disband several key committees set up under section 3 (iii) of …
Coming to terms with nature
Book>> Socialist Register 2007 Coming to Terms with Nature by Leo Panitch and Colin Leys The Merlin Press, London 2006 Published in India …
From the blurbs
Breaking the impasse of 2013
2005: after non-governance
Will Adani ever pay for the destruction at Mundra?
The environment ministry says it cannot impose a fine but the company is not let off the hook. Lawyers say it can approach NGT
Centre made over 100 changes in Environment Impact Assessment Notification in past 5 years
The year 2022-23 saw the highest number of changes introduced in the notification
Change of heart
Green tax measures are welcomed in various states of America