"It is a histroci moment. Call it god's gift." Thus spake a buoyant Andhra Pradesh CM Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy announcing the environmental clearance granted to the Rs 13,500 crore Indirasagar project

Silt is the bane of most hydel projects in the Himalayas. But few expected it to hit the nation's largest and newest hydroelectric project, the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydel Project on the Sutlej

In Vidarbha's parched Morshil tehsil, a retired IPS officer shows how to harvest rainwater. Confronted with a severe water crisis in Chikkaldara, Vidarbha's only hill station, Suryakant Jog's

Mussle cultivation is catching on in north Kerala and creating a local market in its wake. Mussel farming - that's how women of Padanna, Valiyaparamba and Cheruvathur panchayats in Kerala's northern

The well water in Plachimada in Kerala's Palakkad district is plain toxic. However, the Kerala High Court is now allowing Coca-Cola to extract 5 lakh litres daily for

On an average, says a recent TISS study, 65 per cent of households in Indian cities are water-deficient, clocking an average of 5.6 hours of supply per day. WHO puts minimum water needs at 100 litres

There's only one tiger census in India whose numbers are deadly certain. And increasing. These cold facts are born during wildlife seizures, when dead tigers are counted by their skins, skulls,

If chief minister Amarinder Singh has his way, Punjab will become the first state to hand over public education, even at the primary level, to private entrepreneurs. Though there are discordant

The pygmy hog was nearly extinct. But with a few committed humans, its fight for survival is on. Standing just 12 inches off the ground, this petite pig was once found throughout the wet riverine

In Manapia and Damodara villages deep in Rajasthan's Thar desert, women cannot hide the joy on their faces. They no longer have to trudge endless miles across scorching sands in search of water for