Novel initiative

At your fingertips

Succour to tribals

Farmers in distress

A proposed new law threatens to abandon farmers to the tender mercies of seed corporations

Redrafted version

Old poll stunt?

New water harvesting scheme

As condescending as ever

The government's draft tribal policy is insensitive to most matters concerning tribals

I&B ministry to amend rule on employing foreigners in Indian media

A toy called CRZ

The original coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules passed in February 1991 had seven sections. They have been amended nearly twice that many times …

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 …

Working to cleanse the Ganga

Several government and voluntary agencies are involved in the onerous task of cleaning up the country's best-known river.

Killed by indifference

When two young people die in a highway accident, is it destiny or a callous and indifferent administration?

Road to nowhere

By amending the National Highways Act, Prime Minister Deve Gowda seems to be "giving an open charter of exploitation to the building lobby"

Hear, hear!

The industry begrudges being left in the dark about the Cabinet's decision to form an environment appellate authority competent to tackle …

The never-green Gowda

The Prime Minister of India, in a rush to roll on the wheel of development, projects himself as an arrogant autocrat. His disregard for all …

GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES

June 5. Yawn

Not once has the ministry of environment and forests taken a strong stand, shown results

Simplifying environment audits

Await the Indian Love Canal

Centre tightens the leash

Pollution body flayed

Grants unutilised

Absurd charge

Clean-up plan seems futile

A massive project holds out no guarantee that it can make river water potable

New policy skirts hard issues