Foliage fever

Galvanising support for the unconditional withdrawal of the new Forest Bill, NGOs and a fifth column within the bureaucracy are harrowing the …

Not in my backyard

Delhi, reduced to a gas chamber due to the proliferation of highly polluting industries, now requires the social and political will to enforce an …

In the line of fire

A Supreme Court ruling to install waste incinerators in India is under a scathing attack from environmental activists

Ruminant ramifications

Beef, the staple food of the British, finds itself out of favour as a ban on its sale sweeps across UK and also the European Union

"Green" signal?

Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court

Debt trap

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka under pressure to let the US play a decisive role in conserving its tropical forests

Victory for Bangla arsenic victims

The High Court in London confirmed that the British Geological Survey has a reasonable case to answer and that the victims have a realistic …

Diesel engine makers generate discontent

Manufacturers of diesel engines for generator sets are a divided lot today. Battlelines have been drawn between those who have complied with the …

Strict US norms for motorcycles

The US Environmental Protection Agency has kickstarted the cleanup drive for highway motorcycles by revising their emission standards after two …

Peace, and war in Angola

Even as the government of Angola, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it …

State of conflict

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Documenting the Northeast's tribal laws

Land is central to the tribal identity in the region too easily abbreviated 'northeast'. Jeuti baruah knows this too well. As director of the Law …

BIHAR GOVT CRITICISED

Settlement reached

No mood for a party

THAILAND

Silent judgement

A question of ethics

What does a doctor do when confronted with an hiv -positive case

Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar Bill as a single window to distribute subsidy

Opposition terms move a ‘conspiracy to undermine the Rajya Sabha’

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2% for social work

Industry, government debate Corporate Social Responsibility levy

People's interest in forests is sacrosanct

BIG TROUBLE

Clean and pure

DIRTY DISCLOSURES