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Remembering Charles Correa
22 Jun 2015 7:33 AM ISTThe world is struggling to deal with energy-guzzling air conditioning and the environmental havoc it has unleashed on Earth’s climate. Behind this...
Ten years of RTI: What do we know?
21 Jun 2015 4:12 AM ISTThere was indeed reason to celebrate. It was 2005. A new law had come into being, one which would give ordinary people the extraordinary power to...
Off to yet another bad start
20 Jun 2015 3:46 AM IST“I was unable to fathom his agony when he consumed pesticide last year; this year I might follow in his footsteps,” says Rahul Athole of Talavada...
India’s farm woes proving costly
18 Jun 2015 3:29 AM ISTRecurrent droughts perpetuate poverty. More so in a country that is predominantly rural, with 60 percent of the population relying directly on...
What’s letting down the farmer?
17 Jun 2015 3:26 AM ISTAfter saving Kishori Prajapati from committing suicide, the residents of <g data-gr-id="105">Majhguan</g> Kalan village did something...
No headway in climate change conference
16 Jun 2015 3:53 AM ISTWith 10 days of negotiations spent in streamlining the text for the agreement to be signed in Paris in December, there are serious concerns about the...
Climate change: More talk, less action
14 Jun 2015 3:08 AM ISTThe Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations—the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy—along with the European...
Pickle preserve and baby mangoes
12 Jun 2015 2:56 AM ISTCan indigenous varieties of baby mangoes produce an entire range of much-sought-after pickles? The answer is a big yes, if one goes by the quantities...
Delhi consumed more power than all other metros combined
11 Jun 2015 4:30 AM ISTThe domestic (household) sector is the biggest guzzler of electricity in Delhi, says an analysis by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and...
Erasing the tiger’s pugmarks
10 Jun 2015 4:15 AM ISTThe presence of five tigers in Goa’s Western Ghats region, as revealed in the findings of the Status of Tigers in India, released recently by the...
Danger zones: Ozone pollution in Delhi
6 Jun 2015 6:23 AM ISTDelhi has witnessed significant ozone build-up this summer, which is adding to the public health risk, shows a latest analysis done by Delhi-based...
Reforms needed for fossil fuel subsidies
6 Jun 2015 6:21 AM ISTFossil fuel subsidies have been historically aimed at easing the burden of the poor and protecting consumers in most countries. Unfortunately, these...