Out of the box
Outer packaging of daily-need products serves no purpose, adds to country’s waste disposal woes
DRDA faces axe
District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition
Water turns the tide
A barren district of Rajasthan is seeing development, thanks to rains last year and flood in 2006
Industrial blackmail!
Having done precious little to clean up its polluting act in the past 30 years, a Kerala factory is indirectly blackmailing the state government …
Droopy dead
New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture's …
Confluence of thoughts
Water warriors from across India shared their experiences in harvesting water at a conference, which aimed to 'Make Water Everybody's Business'
Fall of the paragon
Century-old teak plantation business loses ground in India because of poor management and short-sighted policies
India’s poverty eradication challenge
The post-MDGs target seems impossible as chronic poverty sets in. Now, more poor people are becoming chronically poor compared to earlier times. …
Centre ignores certifying agency
Private players set up forest certification body even as the ministry, which manages 90 per cent of the forests, gives it a cold shoulder
Delhi University's gene mystery
Department of Science and Technology has no idea where GM lines in a high-profile case came from and who gave permission for research
Rethinking IP think tank
Government sidelines its committee of experts to set up new panel to review India's intellectual property rights policy
Kagga in peril
This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction. Can government save it?
Inheritance of loss
Economic losses due to extreme weather events reach record high while nations spar over liability
Half-baked mega project
Power-starved Andhra Pradesh’s big lift irrigation schemes hinge on availability of electricity
Pay and take
A High Powered Committee on efficient allocation of natural resources and telecom spectrum puts market above people
Wind break ends
Centre wants to withdraw sops for wind energy sector; offers an incentive to improve performance
Another Kasaragod
Like Kerala’s Kasaragod, neighbouring Dakshina Kannada is bearing the brunt of spraying of endosulfan. While Kasaragod grabbed media …
Talking in riddles
A recent protocol on compensation to victims of hazardous waste permits the generators to go scot-free
At full throttle
A voluntary effort to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the US goes into overdriveby Chandrachur Ghose
Misled about water
VidarbhaÔÇÖs farmers protest the Maharashtra governmentÔÇÖs attempt to build yet another thermal power plant by depriving …
Fisheries should be treated on par with agriculture, says report
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report says the potential of the fisheries sector in India needs more exploring
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why water is important in the AMR debate
Access to safe water is one of the prerequisites for maintaining sound health and environment in a community and is also a responsibility of …
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Zoonoses as a driver for antimicrobial resistance
The diseases which are naturally transmitted between humans and animals, are a major driver that can threaten human health by …
IPCC Report 2021: What do we expect in future?
The rise in average surface temperature beyond 1.5 or 2°C will be breached much earlier; extreme weather events may become worse with time
Antibiotic use in food animals can be reduced by improving their welfare
Antibiotics should be reserved to treat animals, not used to promote fast growth or as band aids across the herd to prevent stressed …