India's fertiliser subsidy policy favours the industry

Government's subsidy policy remains pro-industry

Line of Vulnerability

Tsunami experience redefines coastal zones

Maharashtra acts

Polybags out, system suspect

Bt: Acquiring shades of grey

Tribal rights head nowhere

Should NABARD regulate micro-finance?

UK releases climate change bill

Nine US states sue EPA over mercury emissions

Cut-and-paste patent report withdrawn

GM field trials now need panchayat nod

All cracked up

Inordinate delay

New mineral policy pushes privatization at people's cost

More bite, less to chew

The most controversial aspect of the food security law is the restructuring of the public distribution system to cover an unprecedented 67 per …

Building dreams for homeless

Government promises land to the homeless in its draft Homestead Bill, but where’s the land?

Master plan for anarchy

The judgement to relocate polluting factories in Delhi leaves several questions unanswered. Will the powers-who-be work to turn good intentions …

Cleanup time

A campaign by an organisation to clean up the polluted lakes of Udaipur has finally paid off. The Rajasthan High Court clamps down on erring …

Regreening of Japan

The Japanese have regenerated their forests twice after their large-scale destruction. But today, it is doing so at the cost of tropical forests …

Win one, lose many

India needs to have a hard look at the sources of all its varied traditional knowledge and how to protect them

Faceless Figures

The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is …

The trail of ash

NALCO will be sued if it fails to restore an ash pond breach that has caused an environmental nightmare in Orissa

Mine games

Haryana's politics-mining nexus plays havoc with the environment (Read full article)

Orphaned by apathy

Hidden from the outside world, this is the plight of the Van Taungiyas. They were hired during the British rule as resident labourers to plant …

Dispensing with dear drugs

New US law to clear the decks for generic drugs (Read full article)

Tapping wastewater

Put into effect in earnest, the law on wastewater recycling can provide lasting relief to a parched Delhi. samreen farooqui delves into the issue