Efficient use of a scarce resource
Many organisations promote the use of fuel efficient stoves for cooking, which is the biggest consumer of energy in India.
Many organisations promote the use of fuel efficient stoves for cooking, which is the biggest consumer of energy in India.
Youth herald a green revolution in west Tripura
Bangladesh jittery over India’s river linking scheme
Indians once produced a superior steel that metallurgists have not been able to duplicate even today.
How TBS helped communities revive the rural environment
The year 1998 saw a record production of wind energy
Developed countries are trying to control trade by using environmental protection as an excuse
With government efforts proving inadequate, private organisations recycle the lion's share of urban waste in India.
It is 15 years since 60 tonnes of methyl isocyanate MIC leaked outfrom Union Carbide Corporation's UCC plant in Bhopal, killing 5,000 people and affecting more than five lakh. Even today, many questions remain unanswered: How did the gas leak oc
A look at local involvement in water supply, waste disposal and electricity generation in Denmark
Small snooper robots could make hiding impossible
...have create enough of a stink to taint the rest of the much vaunted 'Third Sector', says a government funded body
A hydro electric project threatens Keibul Latnjao, the world's only floating sanctuary
Villagers near Udaipur fear that even if they get back their traditional grazing ground, which is at the centre of a mining lease dispute, things will never be the same for them
Every year during monsoons, many towns in India experience heavy flooding. These floods some natural, others human induced result in a heavy loss of lives and property. ASESH K MAITRA, environmental planner and director, School of Planning and Archite
Cowherds in a Gujarat district accuse a local dye manufacturer of dumping a poisonous and acidic substance, which resulted in the maiming and death of their cattle.
Indian cities are being engulfed by vehicular pollution. Under such circumstances, the electric autorickshaw and bicycle offer some respite
The prehistoric mammoth throws a sophisticated modern scientific method into disarray
THE pressure mounted by the traditional marine fishing community has once again prodded the government into responding, albeit in a Machiavellian manner. The Union minister for food processing
The Himachal government's plans to install cement plants in the state create a none too happy situation