Inder Kumar Gujral , former Prime Minister of India, spoke to Down To Earth on why environmental issues are ignored in electoral politics

Health and drinking water: We will spare no efforts to ensure that potable drinking water is available to all villages

Agriculture: Special programmes to restore productivity of lands that have become barren because of sali

Kamal Nath, former Union minister of environment and forests and a leader of the Indian National Congress, spoke to Down To Earth about his party s successes and failures in tackling environmental issues in the country. Excer

the Third European Conference on Environment and Health was recently organised in London. Ministers of health and environment from 51 countries, non-governmental organisations and professionals

The Orissa Government has decided to ban prawn culture in the Chilka lake. The decision comes in the wake of the recent agitation by the traditional fishermen demanding demolition of all types of

Mahanagar Gas Ltd, the joint ventue company between the Gas Authority of India Ltd and British Gas Plc, has announced the launch of compressed natural gas kits for three-wheelers in the city.The

To give impetus to the Indo-Nepal Mahakali river treaty, experts from both India and Nepal have stressed the need to sort out bilateral differences politically. A "bilateral assistance" seminar held

There is one in our genes. And scientists are surprised at the distance signals can travel along DNA strands