Programme plugged

Courting controversy

Ram Naik passes a death sentence for Dahanu's fragile ecology

A debt-ridden state can offer little to its indebted farmers

Mourn

But it is better to take Andhra Pradesh as a challenge

Village Punukula's different

Managing yields without pesticides

Out on their own

Government delivery programmes provide little support to farmers

For India, with fizz

JPC report sets serious reform agenda on food safety, water security and public health

Draft EIA notification favours industry over environment

Court ruling on forest rights cheers Van Gujjars

Cattle deaths at Bt cotton fields trigger biosafety fear

Petty squabbles signify ill for the forest rights question

Healthy move

It is misinformation that chareterizes the tiger debate

CAMPA bill defeated

Crisis of governance

People in urban scheduled areas suffer as Centre fails to legislate

Will seeds bill make it this time?

Opposition parties say the draft is still not farmer-friendly

When homemakers unite

Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area

Dead end for diesel buses

Polluting public transport vehicles sent packing as apex court refuses to extend green makeover deadline

Swamped

The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India

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 …

'Open forests for livestock grazing'

Otaram Dewasi, Rajasthan's Minister of Dairy, Devasthan and Gaupalan department and India’s first cow minister, tells Down To Earth how the …

New Bill, old problems

The government is considering setting up a new authority to regulate civil nuclear facilities, saying it will be autonomous and more powerful …

Mining at deep sea

Countries are delving deeper into the ocean to explore its mineral wealth. The deposits on the ocean floor are enormous and the ecology of this …

Handloom threatened

Textile ministry proposes change in definition of handloom. Weavers fear it can ruin the tradition

Health Act faces hurdles

Centre drafts guidelines to regulate clinical establishments; Indian Medical Association resists