‘Scale of disaster would depend on where Phailin hits’
M R Ramesh Kumar from National Institute of Oceanography on Phailin and the cyclone vulnerability of Bay of Bengal
Boost for global polio eradication campaign
India's triumph can help other polio-endemic countries understand how to deal with the challenge, Deepak Kapur, chairperson of Rotary’s …
Deadly Dimensions
Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …
‘We have no time for emission offsets’
For 10 years Jutta Kill has monitored and critiqued EU’s climate policy and carbon trading with a focus on forests and the rights of forest …
Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut
When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. …
Infosys to switch to renewable energy, go carbon neutral
The global information technology services company, Infosys, headquartered at Bengaluru, plans to become carbon neutral and shift completely to …
Anthony McMichael on health risks from climate change
ANTHONY MCMICHAEL heads the International Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, and is a member …
The imperative of controlling blood pressure
High blood pressure or hypertension is both preventable and treatable. One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. In an interview …
How Bhutan is grappling with climate change
Ugyen Tshewang, secretary, National Environment Commission of Bhutan, speaks to Ankur Paliwal on the effects of climate change and how the …
'Let us internalise the relation we need to have with nature'
Jonathon Porritt wears many hats. A pioneer of green politics in the UK, sustainability campaigner, media personality and writer. His latest book,…
India cannot afford organic farming
S K SINHA national professor at the Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, spoke to Manish Tiwari on food …
Lessons in becoming water wise
S V Govardhan Das, a geologist, compiled the voluminous FAO report on participatory groundwater management programmes in the seven districts of …
Caught in the net
The recent ban on shark hunting is only a partial victory for the conservationists. To make it a success, better networking between the coastal …
‘Developed nations want India to leapfrog to a technology which even they have not accepted’
With climate change negotiations round the corner, an important debate on the use and phase out of hydrofluorocarbons used as coolant in …
‘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 …
‘We’ll need a geological repository to store nuclear waste only after 30-40 years’
P K Wattal, director, Nuclear Recycle Group of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, offers insight into the status of nuclear waste …
Producer's onus paramount
One of the pioneers of the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) theory, Thomas Lindhqvist believes that plastic waste management will become …
Nicholas Stern on politics of climate change
In 2006, Nicholas Stern former chief economist, World Bank and advisor to the UK government, wrote about the economic threat from climate …
‘Sedentary lifestyle responsible for alarming rise of spinal problems in India’
Spine-related problems are on the rise in India as elsewhere in the world. H S Chhabra, secretary of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)…
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
'Corporate India needs to rethink growth'
The Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Works, set up jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industries and ITC Limited, helps …
"Lessons in waste disposal from Lahore"
Ata-Ul-Haq is CEO of Green Technology Environmental Corporation, which set up Pakistan's first mega composting plant in Lahore in 2006. He …
‘Restore land to tribals; allow them to be self-reliant’
K K Usha Raju took charge as president of Attappady block in Kerala seven months ago. She is 31 years old and belongs to Muduga tribal community. …
‘Mass media campaigns can curb tobacco consumption significantly’
Tobacco is the leading cause of heart diseases among the young. Nandita Murukutla, country director (India) of non-profit World Lung Foundation, …
‘Policies will infuse objectivity in health research’
Several health and research policies in the country are either in draft stage or just recommendatory in nature. This hampers regulation of …