Lethal gambit
The failure of the government to ban lethal pesticides, used to control the spread of malaria, poses a hazard to human health
Plastic surgery
The government's notification on plastic will have little effect on the industry or the environment. It is merely a move to silence opposition to …
Wake-up time
The government of India finally includes environmental assessment in the national economic survey
Green money
Financial institutions may soon lend a helping hand to the environment sector, says the Indian environment minister
The 'Right to recall'
Palavika Patel, the former president of Anuppur municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India and Gray Davis, former governor of California, usa are two …
Incomplete irrigation projects overshoot budget
The state governments' failure to complete irrigation projects has led to an escalation of their combined cost by close to a whopping one lakh …
National Clean Air Programme is a half hearted policy
India may have announced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), but neither does it have any legal backing nor financial support, making it a …
Languishing in the cans
Films on successful technological projects and innovative government schemes have failed simply because there has been no effort to show them to …
Super panel proposed to promote research
The setting-up of a national research body and reviving the cabinet committee on science and technology are among the steps the government is …
Examining poor showing of Indian industry
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Tatas canvass public support for prawn project
As the Tatas try to counter public opposition to their prawn farm, the environment ministry looks on passively.
Ministries clash over project clearances
Despite an acute power shortage in the country, the ministries of power and environment find each other the main obstacles in achieveing their …
Kamal Nath buys time on Chilika
Environment minister Kamal Nath has been caught in the firing line on the Chilika Aquatic Farms project. His order for an environmental impact …
Protect the tuskers damn the carvers
In its enthusiasm to protect tuskers from being killed, the government has extended the worldwide ban on ivory trade to India as well. Left in …
Sour gripes
Non-governmental organisations face the wrath of the government for exposing the loopholes in its wildlife policy
Suffocating budget
Yashwant Sinha's budget threatens to destroy the quality of urban air and endanger the lives of millions in Indian cities
A bean full of problems
In utter disregard of environmental and health safety norms, the Indian government has okayed a deal for import of soybean to satisfy oil …
Spectrum allocation in India: journey so far
The Centre has set the stage for the largest spectrum auction ever. Let’s look back at the developments leading to government’s …
Government attention sets pulses spinning
Pulse production in India is touching an all-time high, but the benefits are reaching only a few because most farmers are ignorant about the new, …
Acknowledging the role of the arbitrator
The Nuer tribals of Sudan settled their disputes in more organised and effective a manner than modern societies
Bandwagon role for joint forestry
Though programmes involving villagers in the regeneration of forest lands have been successful, caution should be exercised while bringing new …
Government policy wrong, says scientist
The government is on the wrong track and it's infected blood, not sexual intercourse, which transmits AIDS in the country
A step forward
A new draft has been prepared by the Union ministry of environment and forests to draw up a legislation regulating the country's biodiversity. …
Bhopal revisited
The government department to provide relief to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy may be closed down
Pesticide politics
As the endosulfan controversy erupts afresh, the Kerala government finds itself in a tight spot