Half of Yavatmal’s soil not meant for cotton: study
District known for farmers' suicides has shallow soil depth which has very little capacity to retain water; report recommends switch to …
Odisha's gift to Vedanta: penalty waiver for using scarce water
Company's Jharsuguda refinery has using water for free because it has no agreement with the state government on water
Haryana farmers protest open field trials of GM corn
Agricultural university in Kurukshetra is conducting trials for Monsanto
Bihar slashes spending on education and social welfare
Coal-based power receives a major boost in the state budget presented on March 12
Supreme Court questions legality of National Board for Wildlife under Narendra Modi
Bars newly constituted board from taking fresh decisions
Missing pulse
Despite being a world leader in pulses production, India has been forced to import due to crop loss and seed deficit. The sharp rise in prices is …
Allow rich people with large farmlands to keep tigers as pets, says MP minister
Kusum Singh Mahdele has written to the government asking it to consider domesticating lions and tigers as a method of conservation
SC: Farmers, not banks, have first right over proceeds from sugar sales
Apex court confirms Allahabad High Court order, citing concerns over farmer suicides due to non-recovery of dues
How effective are environmental PILs
Judiciary's pro-development tilt is making activists seek recourse at the societal level
Clinical trials: compensation may be given only if injury directly relates to trials
Health authority says final decision on the matter may take time
Private funds for Madhya Pradesh forests: Beware of legal concerns, warn experts
MP government plans to hand over 37,420 sq km degraded forest to private companies for afforestation
Green tribunal bans quarrying in Sariska
Forest department found 84 stone and marble quarries operating within the tiger reserve and its buffer zone
Rise of wives of don-politicians
As many as six-don turned politicians in Bihar are fielding their wives in Lok Sabha election 2014
Don’t allow new roads in sanctuaries, says MoEF expert panel
National Board of Wildlife accepts recommendations of panel on guidelines for roads in protected areas
PM's climate mission plan for Himalaya yet to take off
Capacity building for mission under national action plan on climate change still ongoing five years after launch
Global Eco Watch: Polar bears could become extinct by 2100, says study
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Scientists warn PM against GM contamination
Ask government to be cautious of Bangladesh's Bt Brinjal cultivation
400,000 people petition parliament panel to withdraw BRAI Bill
Deadline for public feedback on biotechnology Bill expires August 25
Salvation for seers, curse for farmers
Practice of jal samadhi makes life hellish for people downstream of Sangam
The promise of Dayamani
Adivasi activists, however successful in mobilising grassroots struggles, have seldom been able to make a dent in Parliament. Will Dayamani Barla …
Keeping Internet global and free
With the US pulling out of the control of the Internet, the world is debating a multi-stakeholder model of governance
Rs 212 crore for Omkareshwar dam oustees
Activists allege farmers being shortchanged; demand strict implementation of rehabilitation policy and Supreme Court guidelines
The rivers, blue and black
Book>> Dirty, Sacred Rivers: Confronting South Asia’s Water Crisis by Cheryl Colopy, OUP, Rs 1,295.
Liberal politics of Economic Survey 2011-12
The Economic Survey 2011-12 showcases the dividends of economic liberalisation started by the ruling party. But admits: growth is not possible …
Iran-India gas pipeline laid low by geopolitics
Mani Shankar Aiyar is known for the many controversies sparked by his provocative comments and controversial ideas. As Minister for Petroleum and …