Making polluters pay
Proposal to tax polluting vehicles in Andhra Pradesh even as petroleum ministry refuses it natural gas
Seed congress surreptitiously endorses transgenic varieties
did the World Seed Congress-2003 -- held under a cloak of secrecy in Bangalore from June 7 to 11 -- have a hidden agenda? It transpires that the …
Very little amendment
Book>> New Forms of Urban Governance in India Shifts, Models, Networks and Contestations edited by ISA Baud and J De Wit Sage Publications, …
Importance of lakes not realised enough: Flood control chief
Sharad Chandra, director, flood forecast monitoring division, Central Water Commission, spoke to DTE on increasing instances of urban flooding&…
Sacred assault
High stress levels are affecting the reproductive health of endangered Asian elephants in captivity, says study
KCR sworn in as first chief minister of Telangana
Reconstruction will be state's top priority, but to implement his agenda Chandrasekhar Rao will need to develop a cordial relationship with the …
Hyderabad storm water management: Missed potential and way forward
Due to a multiplicity of authorities, the stormwater infrastructure in the city is largely unequipped to handle moderate or extreme rainfall …
Agriculture minister calls for ‘blue revolution’
Radha Mohan Singh says new policy for fisheries will protect livelihood of fishers and at the same time address challenges such as environmental …
Insurance becomes a hurdle
Government health insurance schemes have made life more difficult for the rural poor, finds Aparna Pallavi
Power to the people
Heads of panchayats arrived in the Capital to demand the power to effectively run the traditional self-government
People’s rights and status of forest in limbo for 53 years in Andhra Pradesh
The rights of the people were supposed to be settled under Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act; but they were not, eventually
How to minimise chlorination's adverse health affects
Compromising with a necessary evil: this is literally true for chlorination -- the most widely used technology for disinfecting drinking water. A …
What drains mean to cities
Reviving stormwater drains is the only way to protect cities from water-logging during monsoons
Boulder-sized hailstones rain on Rangareddy district, destroy crops
Studies needed to ascertain if freak weather linked to climate change, say Met scientists
Waiting for a miracle
Citizens approaching the courts for protecting lakes in cities is all very well. But in the end, it is a choice between using land for water or …
Rivers(e) effect
The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by …
Permanent farmer status for Maharashtra farmers who lose land to projects
Till now, the status was granted to farmers and heirs only for ten years from time of land acquisition
In reverse gear
The Mashelkar Committee's interim report on the country's auto fuel policy proves to be a major setback for the CNG campaign
New, affordable kits for diabetic patients to hit market soon
Kits developed by IIT-Bombay and BITS-Pilani will cost Rs 500 to Rs 800, and reduce cost of diabetes management
Forests protected by indigenous communities may get recognition under CBD
Around 370 million ha of forests across the world are conserved by communities with little support from governments
Water from waste
With water scarcity gripping many parts of the country, people are talking about rainwater harvesting, but none about wastewater, which can also …
‘The fight for Telangana is to regain control over its resources and restore cultural identity’
The Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) has been at the forefront of the demand for a separate Telangana state. Its chairperson M Kodandaram …
Global report on challenges faced by seed sector launched
Focuses on need to stop seed laws that are preventing farmers from saving and exchanging their indigenous varieties
NHRC orders judicial probe into Seshachalam ‘encounter’
Witnesses depose before human rights commission, challenge the ‘self-defence’ argument of Andhra Pradesh Special Task Force
Why Periyar reserve is India's best-managed protected area
Sanjayan Kumar, deputy director of Periyar Tiger Reserve, speaks to Tiasa Adhya on the place being awarded the best managed protected area in India