INDIA

Mean inheritance

Scavengery continues to remain one of society's ills in spite of laws created to abolish it

On a felling spree

Twice ousted

Another extension

Khab dam off hinge

Catchment Area Treatment Plan funds badly spent in Himachal

Reservoirs losing capacity

Floods hit power projects in Himalayan states; plans for more raise safety concerns

Kerala clears Pathrakkadavu hydroelectric project near national park

Centre, state battle over electricity

Baglihar verdict

South Asia

MK Prasad, who brought environmental consciousness in India, is no more

India will forever be indebted to MK Prasad, the architect of the Silent Valley movement, for the leadership he provided to conservation …

"I am neither here, nor there"

Young Saif Ali is one of a handful of bhanyara (nomadic) Gujjars of northern Himachal Pradesh who attend college. But education has led him into …

Span of contention

Was the Supreme Court correct in saying that the former Union minister of environment and forests had betrayed public trust?

Court ruling on tree felling worries officials

A dispute over a plot demarcation has highlighted the problem of protecting privately owned forests in Himachal.

Villagers one up on government in greening project

The balding hills of Jadhera panchayat in Himachal Pradesh are regaining their vegetation, thanks to an unusual village chief

Zooming in on three prize-winners

A look at this year's award-winning documentaries: an educational film on the Silent Valley, a campaign film on the Tehri dam project and a third …

Silence broken, again

The Kerala government makes yet another attempt to destroy the tranquillity of the Silent Valley

76 years of environmentalism

The most important gain of India’s environmental movement is the voice it has given to its citizens. This is the soul of the movement

An ecological triumph goes sour

Kerala celebrates silver jubilee of the Silent Valley project, but dismisses conservation measures