Silent Valley in turmoil again
As the power-strapped Kerala state studies the feasibility of a 64 metre high dam across the Kunthi in Silent Valley, environmentalists argue that the Rs 2,470 million dam will have an ominous impact on the environment
Street dustbins are the problem, not the solution!
Long before a Supreme Court deadline for the implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000, came into effect in January 2004, Suryapet in Andhra Pradesh had showed the way to the rest of the country by cleaning up its waste in a safe, environment-friendly manner
Playing golf beside a watery grave
It seems inconceivable that some time in the near future people will be playing golf on what was once fertile agricultural land belonging to the struggling people of the Narmada. If a Rs 170 crore proposal by the Sardar Sarovar Nigam Ltd (SSNL) to develop tourism facilities at Kevadia, the site of the Sardar Sarovar dam, goes ahead, that's exactly what will happen
Reliance vs the olive ridley turtle
Hundreds of thousands of olive ridley turtles visit the beaches of Orissa en masse to nest. Now, along with several other threats to their existence, comes the threat of offshore drilling by one of our country's leading industrial houses
Hell flows along the River Ganga
On a single day, April 19, Eco-Friends fished 60 floating corpses out of the 10-km stretch of the River Ganga in Kanpur. What then is the progress of the ambitious Ganga Action Plan?
Kolkata has the highest number of lung cancer cases worldwide
Seventy per cent of Kolkata's citizens suffer some form of respiratory disease. Delhi is not far behind at 68%, reports a new study on air pollution by the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, West Bengal's department of environment and the Central Pollution Board, Delhi
Turmeric yellow, hibiscus red: Campaigning for a 'green' Holi
This year, Holi celebrations in Pune turned organic thanks to a campaign spearheaded by the environmental NGO Kalpavriksh that promoted the use of natural colours instead of hazardous chemicals
Territorial wars: Man vs elephant
The man-animal conflict in five districts of Orissa has taken 195 human and 98 elephant lives in just five years. What has gone wrong?
Documenting diversity
Securing India's Future illustrates how India's natural resources are being depleted and the effects of this on those whose survival depends on them. The filmmakers travelled from tiny villages to national parks, recording hours and hours of vox populi footage
Environmental education finally finds a place in India's school textbooks
Thanks to a two-year study that identified the gaps and anomalies in environmental education in India, 800 schools now have a new and improved syllabus that promotes an understanding of environmental issues