Lobbying begins

Just before mining bill is tabled in Parliament, industry calls profit-sharing a burden. Government is unsure

Rise of third sector

NGOs’ relationship with the government has been redefined over the years with changing social and political scenario

The verdict and after

The Supreme Court's decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.

Nurturing the future

A comprehensive set of rules is essential to regulate research and facilitate commercialisation in biotechnology. Patricia Sierra Blzquez , …

The road ahead

The current method of environmental regulation has failed to monitor industrial pollution in India. It is not just ineffective but expensive too. …

Chief culprit

Study warns that in the future climate change could be primarily responsible for ozone depletion

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 …

Out with asbestos!

September saw a slew of developments giving renewed impetus to the global movement against asbestos

The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people's movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

On the impacts of nanotechnology

Barry Castleman, an environmental consultant and expert on workplace health hazards, tells Arnab Pratim Dutta about nanotechnology's impacts

Fascism on the internet

The US seizure of domain names on the web is ostensibly a crackdown on online piracy but it could end up as censorship

Peta's Pet

UK-based animal welfare group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has been campaigning against Indian leather, alleging ill-treatment of …

BIG CAT CONUNDRUM

The tiger occupies a hallowed seat in India. Ecologists believe that millions of small ecological processes live out their routine lives under …

Court questions sealing relief law

Delhi to explain how the law is relevant to the Capital’s planned development

Forests for people

Newly democratic Bhutan pushes community forestry to tackle rural poverty  

States’ entry ruffles GM lobby

Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials

Faulty data, poor monitoring

A trading scheme for air pollutants could face the usual problem of implementation

Mining bill gets it right

Programme plugged

Courting controversy

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

Heavy on the purse?

Measuring efficiency of electric appliances fails to take off in India

Advice goes unheeded

Hyundai rapped for violating green laws after failing to clean up its act

NO GARBAGE ZONE

"Intelligent" adulteration

Sowing confusion

Authorities speak in different voices over the fate of genetically modified crops