Storm warnings
Coastal cyclone-warning radar technology, usually a matter of hit and miss, is to be upgraded with American help
Siberian tiger in the cold
Conservationists draw up strategies to arrest the rapid decimation of the great Siberian tiger
Renewing energy options
A recent CII meet invited focus on renewable sources of energy to perk up India's demand-supply scenario
Against the haze
Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment starts a fiery campaign against smoke emanating from vehicles
Fast forward
...is what a power ministry proposal plans to do to certain projects under it, by doing away with the system of Central clearance
Spreading the fire
The mandarins of the Indian science establishment have begun pushing the process of making the 'wonder-fuel' from water and herbs to its logical …
Drowning all hope
The United Front government's agreement on the contentious issue regarding the Sardar Sarovar dam, callously ignored the interests of the people …
Out of the woods?
Some exciting recent developments indicate that India's forest people might soon have their home rights restored and be allowed to manage their …
Boost to protected areas
Wildlife management and protection in India warrants a separate ministry, says a committee recommendation
Might of the right
Under public pressure, the Rajasthan government has formed a committee to examine the implications of the people's demand for the right to information
Courting justice
The law reigned supreme as recently, some environmental and public health truants were rebuked for cocking a snook at all set standards
Should not go waste, this
The proposed hazardous waste management project again" brings to light the Indian government's tendency to prevent free flow of crucial data …
Lesson planning
A recent report says highly unpredictable form of urban growth in the South is razing down traffic planning attempts
The battle of Beawar
Rajasthan villagers embark on an unprecedented indefinite agitation for their right to information on the state's developmental projects
Flight of fury
Dutch greens decry the expansion of Schiphol airport and jam the main runway, ready to face trial for high crime
No conversion!
A court order honks trouble for those that have tampered with their cars' catalytic converters, but prosecuting authorities seem stranded at …
Row over ruling
A WTO ruling raps the US for its unfair trade practices and the failure to stick to environmental rules on clean fuel standard
Fishy project
A court order staying the culturing of exotic predatoryfish in the Andaman 6 Nicobar waters sets a unique precedent
The cell snatchers
And now it is the turn for human cells to be patented on the sly by scientific vampires', as shows the bizarre case of a Hagahai tribal male
Up in smoke
Long overdue, disaster finally struck the HPCL refinery at Vishakapatnam
Navigating disaster
Experts say the most ambitious river navigation project in South America could ruin the Paraguay-Parana river and the world's largest remaining …
Flow of death
A recent WHO meeting brought together experts from Bangladesh and India to develop a common plan of action to arrest arsenic poisoning in both …
All bark, no bite
More noise than action: this is what the painfully resurrected wildlife board of India indulged in after a yawning gap of nine years
Coast is unclear
The official hostility to the most important instrument for safeguarding India's coastal ecology may prove disastrous
Mixed results
The UN Environment Programme got a strong mandate and ample funds on its 25th anniversary but the issue of its governance remained unresolved