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New Tourism Policy Will Harm Local Communities and Environment, Say Activists

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 25/03/2016

The policy is heavily weighed in favour of corporates...

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Badal is the New Saviour of Punjab’s Waters But Eventually There May Not be Much to save

Jagtar Singh 23/03/2016

The Sutlej-Yamuna Link Land Bill 2016 will help chief...

Dr. V Shanta who steered the Cancer Institute in Chennai to iconic status.

A Woman Pioneer in the Male World of Oncology

Kamala Ganesh 10/03/2016

The extraordinary story of Dr. V Shanta, 89, who steered...

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Activists Upset as Green Tribunal Allows Yamuna Event to go Ahead

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 09/03/2016

A four-member bench of the National Green Tribunal imposed...

JNU students protest the police action against JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Credit: Shome Basu

Over 370 Scientists Express Disappointment With JNU VC

The Wire Staff 17/02/2016

In a letter, the signatories express their "deep disappointment"...

A view of Rashtrapati Bhavan enveloped in a blanket of smog, caused by a mixture of pollution and fog, in New Delhi in November 2012. Credit: PTI

The Road to Fixing Air Pollution in Delhi, Beyond Odd-even

Namit Arora 10/02/2016

What makes matters worse in Delhi are the incessant...

A forest. Credit: nishanthjois/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why the Modi Government Needs a Transparent Environmental Policy

Nitin Sethi 05/02/2016

It is the right of the public to know...