Maharashtra amends water law

Agriculture gets priority over industry, farmer-friendly clauses dropped

Wheat export likely

Government expects record production

South Asia

CAMBODIA

Changes in Act

ACT AMENDED

Forest talk

An international forum on forests promises to bring in real change

River Inc.

Is industry hijacking the law to undermine communities' rights to water?

Third phase of Genome Valley in Hyderabad

Don't smell a rat

Pay and park

Kill pill

Rs 32,000 crore for public relations

Ration shops to go hi-tech

Smart cards to plug leak in public distribution system

Not quite the pulse of the nation

Yellow pea catches more heat than consumers

Poverty, beyond calories

New method finds India is 9 per cent poorer

Copyright bill restricts Net access

Law to curb piracy may fetter creativity  

Budget 2023-24: Marks of a circular economy

Budget 2023-24 provides clear shifts in programme direction that need to be applauded. The real test will be our ability to operationalise those …

People who grow their own food, eat and remain healthy; But erratic weather may change this adage

Without normal weather, self-sufficient households may have to depend more on markets, thus spending more on food than before

A tool that identifies gaps, makes energy access a reality

An open-source system to identify energy access gaps has been launched in Jharkhand, Assam

A ‘One Water’ approach is key to combat urban challenges, manage resources

Shift needed from single-minded, linear water management to multi-dimensional integrated water management technique

Political and market economics determine global biodiversity crisis: IPBES9 report  

The ‘Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature’ report by IPBES9 suggests blending values of nature and economic benefits through policy …

Forest Survey Report 2021: 11 states have lost forest cover; 21 have lost good forests

India’s forest cover has increased by just 1,540 sq km in two years, mostly due to plantation and agroforestry

Climate change is real: Six months on, Uttarakhand forests still ablaze

Forest fires that began in Uttarakhand on October 15 last year are still burning due to less rainfall and rising temperatures

From Nalanda to nowhere: Will Bihar’s public libraries survive

State not granting funds, alleges Bihar MLA Sudama Prasad; only 51 of 540 libraries have survived since 1950s