Nationalisation of coalmines has failed badly

Desperate measures are the call of the day. Common people need to have a greater say

One of the main reasons given for nationalising the coalmines of India was to protect workers from accidents. What followed was large scale destruction of the environment. Now, the danger is not just from accidents that kill. For the residents of coal tow

10,000 trees in 66 years, an octogenarian revives greenery in a village in Bihar

At first the rivers and the people were both unfettered. Then the politicians came between them

Criminals followed corrupt politicians into grabbing contracts related to earthworks. Today, they fund political parties and virtually run the state

Officials are now promoting a new paradigm for flood control. They are pushing for a huge dam in Nepal. Does it provide scope for further corruption?

• The embankments of Kamla Balan have been breached on several occasions. In 1963, when the river burst its embankments near Ramghat, it submerged villages such as Kharbar, Gangapur,

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