<p>It was half past four in the evening when we reached <em>Garbadhar</em>. It took us about 4 hours and two flat tyres along the <em>Kali river</em> from <em>Dharachulha</em> to get there. The Border
Environmentally alienated people are very happy to support timber smugglers and poachers
RECENTLY, the Rajasthan High Court, concerned about lesser tigers in the Ranthambore tiger reserve, directed that all vehicles should be denied entry into the park. The response was immediate and
IT IS TIME for a grand reconciliation between nature and us. Ecological economists fear we may have already entered an era of "uneconomic growth", which impoverishes rather than enriches. They remind
Wood-based firms want to convert forest areas to their own use for raw material. In doing so, they ignore the fate of millions of rural poor, who are dependent on forest lands.
Green tax measures are welcomed in various states of America
The entry of large business houses into the Sundarbans is not only jeopardising the interests of local fisherfolk, but also causing major ecological damage.
In 20 years, Chipko has acquired many facets, primarily as a conservation endeavour by the poor, a struggle for local control of natural resources and an effort by women to protect their environment. Chipko influenced the world, but have its local object
Medicinal plant biodiversity is rapidly vanishing in India and the government has still to come up with a plan of action
"The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India"s civilisation ..." - Jawaharlal Nehru
<p>If you believe the financial press, one of the biggest environmental stories this past year has been the question of "go" and "no go" areas for coal mining.
George Brossard is a man on a crusad. To inform the world that the insects hold the key to a global food security
The way to clean up the air is to pollute groundwater, according to the Indian government
An unusual drought threatens agriculture in the Kashmir valley
Just imagine India trying to impose trade sanctions against the <font class='UCASE'>US</font> for putting out too much carbon dioxide which can affect India s monsoon
THIS IS the scam of all scams. The fat and pampered paper industry, which has thrived because it gets forest resources at throwaway prices, is crying out hoarsely for yet another subsidy: cheap
Pushed out by salt
<p>Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed today’s Supreme Court decision on checking air pollution in the NCR. The Court today has admitted the report from the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on ‘Priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health’ as an interlocutory application (IA).</p>
Rice and wheat yields are falling. To check it a new initiative has been taken
Many natural resources are consistently overused and undervalued by modern Indian industry; none more so than water. Factories and manufacturing centres throughout the country have a carte blanche
