The Bt brinjal furore has brought to light a little-known government notification that plucked 190 species of plants out of…

I have been an advisor to The Energy and Resources Institute or Teri, a distinguished visiting fellow there since 1996,…

As part of its modernisation programme aimed at enhancing weather monitoring facilities, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is installing a…

Even as the nation waits with bated breath for the decision to be taken by Jairam Ramesh, the debate on…

Angus Deaton, the Princeton economist regarded as world’s foremost authority on cross-country income data, has cast serious doubts on the…

In India, the Bt Brinjal is a hot potato. Never has the eggplant – still cheap in an inflation-hit country…

In April last year, the Supreme Court, in response to a public interest litigation filed by the Gene Campaign (whose…

In the debate on development paradigm Jawaharlal Nehru is frequently presented predominantly as a strong advocate of heavy industry, large…

On a day when the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down job reservation for Muslims, the West Bengal government on…

Though many migrant workers from south Madhya Pradesh have died of the incurable workplace disease called silicosis contracted from inhaling…

Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen on Monday said the government should have acted with more firmness against hoarders and speculators,…

Study claims modern farming threatens nomadic cattle herding.  Nomadic herders who move their cattle ceaselessly across some of the harshest…

The Sachar committee’s report revealed that Muslims in Left-ruled Bengal were worse off on every count than their counterparts in…

The law is supposed to be enforced uniformly, and without sorting the guilty on the basis of their economic and…

Rattled by the spate of honour killings in northern states, the UPA government is preparing a legislative route to amend…