Blood on its hands

Industry in Asia's largest chemical unit zone is like a terrorist outfit, devastating the atmosphere and, reportedly, killing people

Chemical apocalypse

...And the government's knee-jerk reaction to a TRMS-NEERI study of hazards in the chemicals industry

Hackers' paradise

A weak environmental regime in Brazil allows free rein to Asian logging companies to plunder through the Amazon forests

The wheeze squeeze

Asthma is silently strangulating humankind, and controlling air pollution could be the most effective way of combating it

The disposal debate

Sewage disposal is a big problem in Mumbai. The blueprint for a project to improve waste management in the city is ready but its effectiveness …

The unsilenced valley

The Bhils of Madhya Pradesh are armed with a simple, effective and practical system of irrigation to mend the ruin inflicted by the state's …

Sequel to a murder story

It is dangerous to breathe in most Indian cities, and even though the government accepts this, precious little is being done about it

Which way out?

Industry and people's rights organisations in India are at loggerheads over the shaping of the biodiversity bill and amendments to the existing …

Stemming the root ?

While there are many who welcome the Supreme Court's ban on non-forest activities within forests because of its obvious advantages for the …

IN TUNE WITH THE MASSES

Before the elections, Congress's chances in Madhya Pradesh looked dismally thin. But an unusually high tribal turnout ensured that Digvijay Singh …

People power

Kerala launches a movement -- of the people, by the people, for the people. Whether the movement will stand the test of time is yet to be seen,…

Is the Tehri dam safe?

A crack has appeared on the mountainface forming part of the Tehri dam reservoir. Will such cracks effect the dam project in case of seismic …

Popular science

Traditional science and technologies are crucial to the everyday life of a large part of India. But will the traditions hold on?

Awaiting the deluge

The question on everyone's lips is when will the monsoon commence and how extensive will it be?

Not a drop to waste

A couple of decades from now, the West may have to combat an unprecedented water crisis. Contamination and wastage will only hasten the process

Heavy levy

US adopts a tough stand on softwood imports from Canada, imposing a 27 per cent duty on the imports

No price panel meetings in 10 Assam tea-growing districts in 5 years, finds CAG

Less than 4 meetings held in the rest of the 8 districts; less than two meetings per year took place in 5 West Bengal tea districts during 2016-…

Hunger can't wait

While the decline in hunger and undernutrition has been robust in some parts of the world, many countries still suffer the indignity of food …

Out of catch

Bargi reservoir no longer has enough fish stock. Is it because fishers have been kept out of its management?

A decade of loot

At more than Rs 65,000 crore, the mining scam in Odisha has surpassed that in Goa and Karnataka. The penalties, however, came too late

Eyes on S-band

Mobile phone operators want reallocation of the spectrum. Say ISRO is wasting the resource

HIV bill at risk

Health ministry keeps draft bill under wraps. Activists fear provision of free treatment is diluted

The night the air turned poisonous

...the much-flouted crisis management system failed to activate itself, leaving the residents of Kardampuri colony in Delhi gasping for breath

Indian bridges on their last legs

A recent survey by the Union,ministry of surface transport has revealed the pitiable state of bridges in India

Legislating green inequity

The government's proposed revision of the Indian Forest Act does little for community participation and only serves to vest more powers with the …