In April, as India was busy in the 2019 parliamentary elections, the central government moved to “re-engineer” the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006, which governs environment clearance for industrial…
Fertiliser pricing policies-- influencing farmers’ preference towards specific chemical combinations--need to be mapped to the officially prescribed nitrogen (N), phosphate (P) and potassium (K) ratio to curb excess non-carbon dioxide…
This week's stories rolled into one. To receive a weekly email with a roundup of our stories, please sign-up to our newsletter. Punjab farmers’ widows respond to apathy by standing…
This week's stories rolled into one. To receive a weekly email with a roundup of our stories, please sign-up to our newsletter. Upping the ante for disaster management in cyclone-prone…
Aggressive mitigation measures to promote clean-fuel usage across all household sources, not just cooking, would help bring down the ambient particulate matter levels (PM2.5) within safe limits in India and reduce…
The genesis of the National Green Tribunal (NGT, for short) is itself what makes it different from the other Tribunals in the country. It was established under the weight of…
A jungle cat has been raising her kittens on a tiny hillock, surrounded by villages on all sides, in the rugged Koppal town of northern Karnataka. The family competes for…
India has been trying to make the ongoing national elections more environment-friendly by cutting down on the amount of single-use plastics. However, the election campaigns have painted most roads with…
Every few years, the recurring drought in Marathwada region of Maharashtra is attributed to poor rains. Stop-gap arrangements for tanker water, fodder camps or jobs under the Employment Guarantee Scheme…
As rural economy and the festering agricultural crisis take centre stage ahead of India's general elections, the 2019 Global Food Policy report advocates revitalising rural areas underpinned by symbiotic rural and urban…
