Optimism is a great friend but a bad guide. The Asian Social Forum meeting in Hyderabad, India, deliberately avoided this truism while proclaiming grandly: "Another world is possible". Another world is definitely possible. In fact it exists. The numerous

Proposal to tax polluting vehicles in Andhra Pradesh even as petroleum ministry refuses it natural gas

The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by dumping effluents

In the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, neeru (water) is scarce. Like so many other Indian cities, water supply from government facilities through pipes has been extremely poor

Weighed down by extremely high levels of particles in the air, some Indian cities seem to be coming of age with regard to vehicular air pollution. Taking the cue from Delhi, where the drive to clean the air is spearheaded by the Supreme Court at the behes

There is a need for better communication between the government and the people

There is a large support of a passive nature, but no outcry against air pollution

In yet another instance of animal-human conflict, wild elephants in Meghalaya's West Garo hills are

Participants at a recent workshop in Hyderabad expressed concern over the growing rate of air pollution in South Asia

THE Centre For Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad will adopt cloning techniques to preserve endangered species like lions and tigers. A centre comprising scientifically designed

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