Faridabad mining clearances questioned by SC
the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef) has attracted serious criticism after granting clearances for two mining projects in Faridabad in July 2006. The Supreme Court of India has
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Quandary over eradicating useful lantana weed
Forest officials are confronted with the spread of a weed that stifles tree growth but is useful for making baskets.
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Koel Karo: a question of votes
Sources say caste politics has a lot to do with the current interest shown by Bihar's Janata Dal (JD) government in getting the 710 MW Koel-Karo hydel project through. Chief minister Laloo Prasad
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Bird brained decisions
A ban on grazing follows a decision to allow harvesting of grass in Keoladeo
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Mines and other killing devices
ranigunj is a town situated about 200 km west of Calcutta on the banks of river Damodar in one of the most industrialised areas of the country. One would expect Ranigunj to be a thriving locality,
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Poplars spark farmers' fury against Wimco
Area farmers in Uttar Pradesh contend match manufacturer Wimco, which had persuaded them to raise poplar trees for its factory, has reneged on its promises, leaving them indebted and impoverished
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Disincentive for defaulters
Proposal to tax erring industrialists for CETPs in Delhi
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Genetic goldrush
THE wave of international concern for vanishing biological diversity has identified a new field of prospecting - vanishing peoples. The us-based 'Human Genome Diversity Project' is intent on
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Not out of woods
Large forests track said to be untouched are in a perilous state
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Carry the burden
Of your waste, the government needs to tell the plastic industry. Other countries have done so. At times, to developing nations detriment. India needs to learn and adapt
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Tata Steel lease creates a furore
Allegations by Bihar minister Sonadhari Singh of illegal mining in Chotanagpur has stirred up a hornets' nest.
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NREGA needs a paradigm shift
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega), 2006, is degenerating into yet another poverty alleviation scheme. At the same time, officials are congratulating themselves on the act's
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Kudremukh closure
SC directs KIOCL to shut mining operations
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Injurious to health
Stop smoking for a day and you may live to regret it, say researchers in the UK
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Private players in forestry
THE NEW FORESTERS . Sushil Saigal, Hema Arora and SS Rizvi . March . 2002 The new role of private enterprise in the Indian forestry sector, that's essentially what this book talks about. In the
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SAARC ratifies committee on environment
The ad hoc South Asian technical committee for environmental reforms is accorded permanent status
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Melghat Malaise
This first of three Down To Earth analyses of tiger reserves finds Melghat in Maharashtra in a legal mess
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Killing fields
The suicide of Jamuna Ramdas Ade, a farmer of the Banjari community, is eloquent testimony to the plight of cotton farmers in Vidarbha. Banjaris have always had the reputation of being resilient
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Fed by rain
India's rainfed areas are agriculture intensive
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Bending rules
How Vedanta's refinery came up How did Vedanta complete its refinery on schedule amid this fuss? With a little bit of help from the Orissa government and moef, it seems. Despite