Environment

Thane: Tucked away in nature's lap

It takes less than an hour from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to reach Thane, the low profile neighbour of glitzy and glamorous Mumbai.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2014
M.G. Arun
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Thane (T), Lakes, Water Resources, Sanjay Ganghi NP, Mangroves, Afforestation, Green Spaces
Land

Landing India in trouble

In July this year, there was high drama around Maruti Suzuki's Manesar factory in Haryana.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2013
M.G. Arun
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Land Acquisition, Compensation, Rehabilitation, Ministry Of Rural Development
Food Policy

Starved of Ideas

Ram Kumar, 36, a construction worker from Bihar's Madhubani district, does not have a ration card although he falls below the poverty line.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2013
M.G. Arun
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Security, Bihar, Madhubani (D), Subsidies, Public Distribution System (PDS), Food Crops, Poverty, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rural Poverty, Rice, Wheat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Food Security Bill
Habitat And Urbanisation

Minimal housing in maximum cities

Priyanka Kulkarni, 27, a communications manager with a Pune real estate firm that sells luxury homes, and her husband Mayank, an IT professional, have been looking to buy a house in the city for th

Publication Date: 
24/06/2013
M.G. Arun
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Housing, India, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Health

Patients win Patent War

It's double trouble for global pharma companies in India.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2013
Amarnath K.Menon, M.G. Arun
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Drug Industry, Patents, Cancer, Drugs, Germany, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai, High Court, Supreme Court