Alang, Gujarat. This is where ships from across the world are sent to be wrecked. A shipbreaking industry has emerged as a consequence, which is spelling doom for the ecology of the region

Good tides and weak enforcement favour the shipbreaking industry

Death, disease and indifference of the officials haunt Alang

Environmental regulations make shipbreaking very difficult in developed countries. So they are sent to India

The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the Gujarat State Fertiliser Corpo

The government, the judiciary and the people have to take action together to stop environmental damage. Laws have to be enacted and cases taken up on a priority. But laws alone will achieve little. If no action is taken on court orders, the land and the p

Disaster relief in Australia, Britain and USA

Comparison of compensation in the US and in India

The Koliyari dam in the Panchmahals district of Gujarat is yet another project that has elicited heated reactions. The dam is estimated to render about 8,000 tribals and double the number of cattle

A TV crew was allegedly attacked on the premises of a factory that produces H acid

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