Private project in public park

Residents of Vadodara protest construction of a multimedia laser fountain in a heritage park

Corporate net zero promises found to be insufficient and relying on cheap offsets

25 of the world’s largest companies only commit to reduce emissions by 40% on average, not 100% as suggested by the terms ‘net zero&…

Shifting care

Proposed national health policy favours private sector, reluctant to increase public health expenditure

Stuart Cole on effective transport management

Transport economist Stuart Cole is director of the Wales Transport Research Centre in Cardiff. On a recent visit to Mumbai, he spoke to Nidhi …

Health Act faces hurdles

Centre drafts guidelines to regulate clinical establishments; Indian Medical Association resists

Is new land bill up to mark?

Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist  

High-speed derailment

Indefinite closure of Delhi airport metro line dashes faith in public private partnerships

Battle against TB

Latest WHO report highlights the advances made by countries in controlling the spread of tuberculosis and recommends ways to achieve eradication 

Tussle over land

Land acquisition Bill should take into account demands of those dependant on natural resources

Budget can't bring change

The finance minister pleased the growth brigade with three letters "PPP" but failed to bring change where it was most needed. Down …

Into the abyss?

The situation of India's farmers has only become grimmer in the past decade, according to the latest National Sample Survey Office report

Indian thermal power plants got Rs 7.62 lakh crore in loans in 17 years: Report

Tamil Nadu got the most loans at over Rs 84,000 crore; followed by Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

Perilous port

Proposed seaport in Vizhinjam can spell disaster for fishers, tourism and biodiversity in Kerala

RTI reveals 13 of 14 operational coal mines allotted to PSUs being run by pvt contractors

Of the total 35 coal mines allotted to PSUs between 2015 and 2020, 21 have been given to mines developer and operator contractors

Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

Biotech industry has a new patron

Department of Biotechnology is playing venture capitalist to private companies to push biotech research in agriculture

Coal toll

More than 70 per cent of India's electricity is produced by coal-fired power plants. Most of them do not have modern technologies and use low-…

Coal quandary

In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …

A Nationalised Nightmare

One of the main reasons given for nationalising the coalmines of India was to protect workers from accidents. What followed was large-scale …

Bridging the gaps in R & D policy

Chatty car

Too many graduates

Unfair assessment

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