A divided house

Aaj Ka Roadshow

Liberalisation in India has not only affected humdrum life, but also popular cultural forms. This is palpable in the changing dynamics of the big …

Short circuit

On the face of it, the ambitious Sethusamudram project to bridge the east coast with the west coast of the country seems a great idea. The …

Draft coastal management notification faces protests

Bay in distress

A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved

Mumbai’s second sea link unlikely

Coastal road could be built to link Worli to Haji Ali

News - In Short

The unholy accrual

Pesticides pollution threatens the aquatic life of the Ganges, especially the Gangetic dolphins

Fishers at bay

When it was introduced in 1991, Coastal Regulation Zone was a blanket notification to protect India's coast and fisherfolk. In 17 years, it was …

The CMZ notification

Orphans of the river

Riverine fisherfolk, arguably the oldest among traders, are being sold down the river. An unholy synergy of poisoned rivers, government apathy …

In troubled waters

Mundra SEZ spells displacement for fisherfolk

Our quality of mercy

Trouble at sea

From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused

Tawa Matsya Sangh, fishing co-operative in Madhya Pradesh, loses licence

Deep waters

Puducherry's plans for a new port have prompted unprecedented protests. Allegations of a huge land grab facilitated by procedural violations and …

Guns, saws and double standards

Lessons from Kakarapalli

Adani port under scrutiny

Jayanthi Natarajan agrees to inspection of the project for environmental violations

New rules for coasts

Environment ministry notifies CRZ 2011. It has pro-builder bias, say fishers and activists

South Asia

Letters

Still life in waves

The visual media is into the business of producing images. Sometimes, just sometimes, they become iconic. For disasters there is a recognisable …

EU fishers up against dearer fuel