For common weal

Desperate remedy

Warded off

Who will save the fish?

Fish deaths in Gujarat's lakes point at acute negligence

Land diversion

Builders bending bhoodan rules in Gujarat

Ungainly volte face

SCMC gives green signal to Danish ship

Two good men

Spilled oil

Gujarat legislators want ONGC to rehabilitate farmers

Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy Bill amid disruptions

The Bill ensures effective regulation of surrogacy, prohibits commercial surrogacy, and allows altruistic surrogacy to needy Indian infertile …

World Lion Day 2023: How do we conserve our Asiatic Lions?

We must recognise lions as a precious part of our collective natural heritage and how much we owe our support to ensure their long-term conservation.

As told to Gujarat Vidhan Sabha: State’s donkeys, camels in peril

Chinese medicine responsible for decline in donkey population; lack of grazing areas and mechanisation responsible for camel’s decline

Great change for Little Rann: Finance for solar panels and the road ahead

Salt farmers cannot apply for bank loans to buy pumps and subsidies promised are delayed

COVID-19 second wave: Model Gujarat doesn't shine through

Amid a rapid surge in case numbers, communities face shortages of food, wage works and hospital beds

India's camel population is declining

With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure 

Pepsico India withdraws all cases against Gujarat potato farmers

The company had sued nine farmers in Gujarat for alleged intellectual property “rights infringement” on grounds that they “…

Saurashtra woes: Policy change on check dams leads to water deficit

In the 1990s, non-profits and farmers themselves built check dams; today, the government does it, without proper research or site selection

Death by a thousand cuts

Kites may add colour to the sky but at the same time, they are fatal for birds that get caught in the strings and suffer severe injuries. As …

Save these camels of Kutch

The Kharai is a unique breed of camel found only in Kutch, which feeds on mangroves. But salt-making industries operating in the area are …

Water in news on April 12

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat?

The recently-released Sample Registration Survey data of 2016 shows that sex ratio at birth has deteriorated in the urban pockets of Gujarat as a &…

A death sentence for protecting her babies

The brutal killing of a lactating sloth bear sow in Gujarat's Banaskantha has raised questions about India’s stand on wildlife protection&…

Secrets of the water fort

Planners in the ancient city of Dholavira had conceptualised an amazing system of drains, dams and tanks to manage water. To conserve every drop …

What is the review committee up to?

The Narmada Bachao Andolan says it is content with the Narmada project review panel, but the government says there will be no change in the …

A reprieve for tribals

The Gujarat government has been ordered not to close the sluice gates of the Sardar Sarovar dam until all rehabilitation and resettlement plans …

Dang and blast

The anachronistic, and explosive, colonial formula of exploiting forests by denying the forest people their rights is still being followed to the …