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India should establish an independent biosafety institute to assess merits of farm products developed through modern biotechnology

New Delhi, June 2 -- Widespread enthusiasm has been witnessed in the media over the unveiling of India's first gene-edited rice varieties - DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) and Pusa Rice DST1. These varieties, ... Read More


How India moves: Durgapur began as a planned green city but is today a dustbowl, with industrial and vehicular pollution playing tango

New Delhi, June 2 -- Chandrasekhar Mukherjee, in his mid-thirties, was used to donating blood regularly till 2022. All that came to an end as he was diagnosed with a slew of diseases led by respirator... Read More


Legal battle looms over Wayanad tunnel as conservationists allege flawed environmental clearance

New Delhi, June 2 -- A controversial Rs 2,043-crore twin-tunnel road project in Kerala, designed to cut travel time between Kozhikode and Wayanad districts, faces a looming legal challenge. Conservati... Read More


Daily Court Digest Major environment orders (May 30, 2025)

New Delhi, June 2 -- Godavari river pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 29, 2025, directed authorities to file a response for getting answers on increasing pollution threatening the God... Read More


How India moves: In the country's first private city of Jamshedpur, overburdened private transport is run by the educated unemployed

New Delhi, June 2 -- "There is no government-run public transport in this completely private city. New generations might not even know what public transport was or why it mattered. Once upon a time (b... Read More


How India moves: Is Chennai walkable & bicycle-friendly? Residents, experts weigh in

New Delhi, June 2 -- Anthony, a fruit seller in Chennai's KK Nagar, has cycled all his life and never learnt to ride a motor vehicle. His home is just a stone's throw from his fruit stall, so cycling ... Read More


From Rs 200 to Rs 9: Plummeting solar costs could spark India's clean energy revolution

New Delhi, June 2 -- A dramatic 95 per cent drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic modules - from over Rs 200 per watt in 2010 to under Rs 9 in 2024 - is helping propel India toward a potential clean ... Read More


How India moves: Ludhiana's migrant workers struggle to reach workplace as traffic, pollution and poor infrastructure pose hurdles

New Delhi, June 2 -- Chandrama Prasad, a migrant labourer in an auto parts manufacturing unit in Ludhiana, has been cycling to work for the past 18 years. Since 2007, his daily commute includes a dist... Read More


Ominous exemptions

New Delhi, June 2 -- Every two years, close to 200 countries, including India, attend the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention with the goal of eliminating or reducing harmful a... Read More


Seed saviours

New Delhi, June 2 -- There was a time when women farmers in Machnoor village of Telangana faced shortage of good quality seeds. They were forced to borrow seeds from landlords and would often get them... Read More