Years of agony
twelve years after the devastating Bhopal gas tragedy, the 600,000 people affected by it are the hapless victims of another human crime: callousness. Callousness perpetrated by their very own Indian
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Not in my backyard
Delhi, reduced to a gas chamber due to the proliferation of highly polluting industries, now requires the social and political will to enforce an effective relocation
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A Tale of Two Rivers
Extraordinary court rulings on two rivers in south India set the stage for a showdown between environmental agencies and the industry
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A school with an ecological curriculum
For 45 years, a school in Kausani has been inculcating ecological consciousness in hill women
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Taken for a ride
Consumer consciousness has yet to make a dent in the mind of the average Indian buyer. That consumer is the king has remained merely a slogan of the consumer movement activists
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Protect the tuskers damn the carvers
In its enthusiasm to protect tuskers from being killed, the government has extended the worldwide ban on ivory trade to India as well. Left in the lurch, with no means of livelihood, are the ivory craftspeople
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Last stand at Manibeh
THERE is considerable speculation amongst the anti-Narmada activists as to how the recent clashes between the police and the villagers of Manibell will influence the attitude of the principal
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Fall from grace
From archangels to archfiends the reputation of IAS officers has certainly nosedived. Anil Agarwal, director, Centre for Science and Environment, and N C Saxena, director, Lai Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie, share their v
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Prosperity and Beyond
A quarter of a century ago, a jeep driver decided it was time to make a change. Ralegan Siddhi, made into a model village by Anna Hazare, faces challenges of a different kind today
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Born free, but
doomed to extinction all over the world, large carnivores may yet be saved following urgent companies in Asian countries and eksewhere, against using their body parts for medication
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Damned bodyblow
The proposed Rathong Chu dam in Sikkim is a potential threat to the state"s environment
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The great nuke snobbery
France obstinately plans to ahead with nuclear testings in the South Pacific just after the NPT conference held by the Big 5
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'We see ourselves as a bridge between the EU and the US'
From climate change to genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the UK is at the centre of intense global debate on these issues. Clifford Polycarp and TV Jayan spoke with Elliot Morley, UK"s minister of state for environment and agri-environment, during hi
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Forests march
A walkathon through 5 states traverses through a rich crop of traditional conservation methods and a thicket of disputes
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The problem with not legalising drugs
To do or not to do: is keeping narcotics illicit helping the underworld?
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THE KING OF SMALL THINGS
A civil engineer and a farmer, he knows the importance of the relationship between land and water. Small dams are his forte.
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An earful of high decibels
As the rumble of traffic in the Capital gets louder, experts come up with various ways to clear the clatter
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Hell and high water
The incendiary Sardar Sarovar Dam project came to a head on March 15 this year, when Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) agitators, led by the redoubtable Medha Patkar, demonstrated in front of the ministry of environment and forests, asking the government to op
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What is Aam Aadmi Party’s new deal on transport?
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The ultimate power over nature
Apart from the inherent problems of genetic engineering, the brave new technology is also plagued by questions of ethics and safety