Environment-unfriendly project dangled as poll sop in Gujarat
although Gujarat continues to be engulfed by the Sardar Sarovar dam controversy, yet the state government has embarked on an even more ambitious …
Demand charter from children for education, health sectors
Report>>Ensuring Universal Access To Health and Education in India, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, Delhi 2007
Is this ‘legitimate rape’?
The official response to CAG’s report on captive coal mines fails to address serious issues on the loot of natural resources
Don't bite that apple!
The government's plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser …
Statehood first, ecology later
Jharkhand's leaders have successfully pressurised the Centre to consider granting autonomy to this region. But they have still not …
Not fine!
Once again the Supreme Court cracks the whip on erring ministries. This time it is accompanied by a fine
PM, CM in title clash
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh are playing the blame game over the settlement of tribal …
Taken for a ride
Once again, the government has dithered from introducing clean technologies. The Union budget fails to provide a clear roadmap to promote …
Highway projects mow down ecolaws
India's road networking plan, one of the few projects that are progressing ahead of schedule, is flouting a number of environmental guidelines
India's game plan on GATT: Will it work?
The government says there are opportunities to improve the Dunkel packager but not all are convinced that it is trying hard enough. …
Budgetary provisions are export oriented
The budget seeks to encourage technological change in India, especially in export-oriented industries, and to obtain private funding for …
Pied pipers of Irula
Rats.... rats.... we've got to get rid of the rats. Irula tribals offer the most environmentally-safe, low-cost way to do it
Air pollution
Our cities and small towns are reeling under severe air pollution made worse by the government's muddled approach to air quality planning. Only a …
"These are the times of one standard"
S P VASIREDDI, Chairperson and Managing Director, Vimta Labs Ltd, Hyderabad was recently in Delhi. NIDHI JAMWAL caught up with the scientist
Little to show for crores of rupees spent
Inefficient use funds, not lack of resources, is responsible for the failure of scientific departments to meet their targets, says a recent CAG …
Substance Abuse
The Montreal Protocol was meant to eliminate Ozone-depleting substances. It is turning out to be a technology trap for Indian industry. And …
Making polluters pay
Despite bureaucratic hurdles, a non-governmental organisation hope to bring to book an erring paper mill in Punjab
Sealed fate
The de-sealing drive of the Delhi government is yet to take-off as a bureaucratic maze greets factory owners
Orissa faces acute food insecurity
It is well known that farmers of Orissa are not the 'privileged ones'. What is not known, albeit, is the fact that their plight is all set to …
Large-scale child deaths in tribal Maharashtra
from April to August this year, almost 300 children fell prey to malnutrition in just two blocks (Akkalkua and Taloda) of Maharashtra's Nandurbar …
Bottled water norms not in place
On April 1 this year the revised norms for bottled water should have come into force, but didn't. By missing the deadline -- which ironically …
Small policy
The Union government's decision to strengthen small-scale industries will have serious repercussions on the efforts to save environment
When will India be able to control pollution ?
Not till the middle of the 21st century. So be prepared to leave your children behind in a living hell. Unless you are prepared to browbeat …
Defence of science
The Indian Science Congress fails to address country's key concerns like health. Instead, it ends up becoming a forum for grousing about …
Jaswant Singh keeps up the tokenism
Breaking with tradition, Union finance minister Jaswant Singh chose not to conform to the two-part format while delivering his maiden budget …