Dirty air and water increase cradle deaths
8 March 2017 10:09 PM ISTWhile absolute level of pollution increases risk, vulnerability is enhanced due to resource poverty.
Giving back to the community
23 July 2012 7:45 AM ISTAirports Authority of India (AAI)’s unique paper recycling plant in Vasant Kunj, the first of its kind to be set up by a Public Sector Unit (PSU), is...
Rio: not plus or minus, just 20
1 July 2012 4:44 PM ISTThe Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development is over. The conference declaration, titled The Future We Want, is a weak and meaningless...
Earth aching under excess weight
19 Jun 2012 8:47 AM ISTObesity is not just a serious health hazard, it's an environmental problem as well, as a new study has found that our fast growing waistlines are...
'Green reports of mining firms full of false data'
15 Jun 2012 7:55 AM ISTAn international human rights organisation has said the environment impact assessment (EIA) reports submitted by iron ore mining firms in India are...
Environmental policy for firms
25 May 2012 8:51 AM ISTThat the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeks to widen the scope of corporate environmental responsibility for a sustainable future is welcome....
Plastic changes of the times
17 May 2012 7:55 AM ISTIf you are a child of the pre '50s you would remember the good old days when ‘chai’ was sold in ‘kullahar’, the fragrance of the damp earthen mug...
