Flood and devastation sweep Assam, Meghalaya
Cloudburst, landslides kill 27 and damage infrastructure, property and crops in Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills
Bihar protests slashing of funds under Indira Awaas Yojana
State was allocated Rs 4,324 crore for IAY last year; the amount has been slashed to Rs 1,962 crore this year
Earthquake strikes off Nicobar Islands
No immediate reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami alert announced as of now
Bihar faces shortage of HIV drug
Activists blame it on poor coordination between NACO and state; say 20,000 patients at risk
Feed-in-tarrif for solar power projects in Gujarat could be reduced soon
Gujarat power regulator to hear petition seeking reduction on grounds that project developers are making excessive profits
Reveal or go to jail
New Collection of Statistics Act comes into force. Makes furnishing information mandatory
Ministry gets a dose of perestroika
The ministry of nonconventional energy sources is being reoriented to improve efficiency and allow private-sector participation to develop the …
Goa greens oppose golf courses
Environmentalists in Goa are protesting the building of golf courses in the state, which they say will cause immense ecological degradation
Narmada review: Break or breakthrough?
The Narmada Bachao Andolan has forced a reconsideration of the Sardar Sarovar Project. But with Gujarat opposed to any review and support for NBA …
Birlas, trade union block rayon mill closure
Ten persons were killed in March by toxic gas from untreated effluents discharged by Century Rayon's Thane plant. The state pollution control …
Team break-up may turn tables
With many members of India's much appreciated delegation to the 1992 Earth Summit being posted to other duties, lndia needs to plan now to face …
Experts call for people-oriented conservation
The total preservation policy has alienated people living in and around national parks and caused much harm to the forests. Experts say effective …
Poverty alleviation: investment or mere sop?
After successive reductions, can increased allocations for rural development, agriculture, education and health be effective?
Apple subsidies a political game
Apples are at the care of Himachal politics and withdrawal of subsidies can be politically disastrous
Pesticide use results in dwindling exports
Despite restrictions on harmful pesticides, their use by farmers continues. This is forcing foreign countries to reduce imports substantially of …
Villagers protest relocation of stone-crushers
Ordered by the Supreme Court to shift stone-crushers from the Delhi-Faridabad border, officials have arbitrarily moved them to a nearby village, …
Farsighted plea on Pakistan's sightless dolphins
Experts have asked for a second dolphin reserve in Pakistan to house the blind river dolphin in the wake of a study on the impact of a …
Hidden subsidies in power, paper industries
If paper and power prices included ecological costs, the consumer would have to pay at least 60 per cent more for them than he pays today
The fight over the DEAD
A severe tug of war between the North and the South preceded the unanimous acceptance of the Rio declaration
A green corner on balance sheets
The environment audit for industries purports to make industries accountable to the public for their actions
Rough weather ahead for wetlands committee
The newly-formed combined committee on wetlands, mangroves and coral reefs faces a big challenge from heavy encroachments and popular opposition
Poison leak
The recent radioactive water leak in Tarapur has caused a furore and caught the authorities by their neck
Squatters' rights
The issue of toilet space for 8.1 million slumdwellers in India's 4 major metros threatens to expand into a matter of social rights
All rivers to Delhi?
In their greed for more water for the capital city, planners duck the question of wasteful expenditure of local water sources
Death on its agenda
An expert team report exposes highly dangerous pollution inflicted by a chemical plant on the environment of Sayala in Gujarat