CNG sputters on
Another public interest petition, this time in Kerala
Another public interest petition, this time in Kerala
Scheme will help tackle drought, says PM
14/12/2002
Headloaders collectors of fuelwood in India's woodlands. On the one hand, seen as forest destroyers, on the other, they are the sole support of a multi billion dollar market. RICHARD MAHAPATRA follows one of them from dawn to dusk to learn about the str
When hunger stalks, politics and bureaucracy only bring mayhem
29/11/2002
I would love to write a handbook on the Indian bureaucracy. But for now let me focus on a favourite, the yes minister technique. Do nothing, and then when pushed, unleash chaos. Nothing succeeds as
Does the concept of interlinking India's rivers hold water? The debate rages on...
Is industry hijacking the law to undermine communities rights to water?
The owners of Panipat's dyeing units are in a defiant mood. Complying with the directions of the Supreme Court (sc), the district administration has ordered around 500 units to shift from residential
29/11/2002
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court (SC) directed the Assam forest department to pay Rs 1,000 per month against every hectare of encroached forestland in the state. "This amounts to Rs 28
As the Cauvery river dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu gets reduced to a politico legal wrangle, focal issues remain unaddressed
The computer generated <b>Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model</b>, developed by CSE, assesses what it takes to clean up Delhi's air. Some astounding results have come out of its first application. Had the Supreme Court not intervened, Delhi would have been choki
The Auto Fuel Policy makes a mockery of Delhi's pollution crisis by proposing a pedestrian roadmap. Live and die with pollution. You deserve nothing better, says the expert report
<b>New Delhi, November 15</b>
SC takes note of police involvement in timber smuggling in Madhya Pradesh
At a time when the Cauvery river dispute rages on, the Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Union government and all the states to respond on the crucial issue of networking of inter-state rivers.
Why is everything important reduced to a dramatic farce in our country? Take the Cauvery imbroglio. The issue is serious and important. Namely how will states, regions and people share increasingly
Late reaction to toxic oil imports by state Pollution Control Board<br> <font size="1" color=navy>(Read full article)</font>
Lucknow's Gomti river looks more like a drain
Encroachers to be evicted from Jambudwip, but allowed to fish for four months
Shifting of industries to Bawana will affect groundwater reserves