Economy

The forest rights' of tribal communities are being withdrawn to make way for coal mines. Credit: IAC/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Final Number of Inviolate Coal Blocks Down From 206 to Less Than 35

Nitin Sethi and Subhayan Chakraborty, Business Standard 02/09/2015

The environment ministry has figured that the government does...

Smoking a cigarette. Credit: denisdefreyne/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How India’s Tax System Helps Heavily Taxed Cigarettes Flourish

Charu Bahri 02/09/2015

Cigarettes are part of a health crisis–encompassing cancer, respiratory...

An old man smoking a bidi at a bricks factory. Credit: nevilzaveri/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why India Ignores A $16-Billion Smoking-Led Health Crisis

Charu Bahri 01/09/2015

Cigarettes are getting most of the blame but the...

Cotton ready to be harvested. Credit: jayphagan/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How We Should Rethink the Role of Technical Expertise in GMO Regulation

Dhvani Mehta and Yashaswini Mittal 31/08/2015

The regulation of GMOs represents a good opportunity to...

Moroccans in a rally during the Arab Spring. Credit: magharebia/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Arab Spring Ran Out of Steam But it Did Succeed in Clearing the Air

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/08/2015

Long-term projections of climate change haven’t factored in the...

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Get Wired 25/8: Marines’ Case Held, Essar v. Caravan, Secretive Politics, and More

The Wire Staff 25/08/2015

UN court asks India and Italy to suspend all...

Tamil Nadu is the only Indian state to ban the sale of over-the-counter emergency contraception. Credit: t_trace/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Big Pharma is Subtly But Surely Spinning Statins Out of Control

Deepak Natarajan 20/08/2015

An impression is being hammered down that statins are...