Discharge of untreated industrial effluents and domestic sewage has severely polluted 34 river basins in Tamil Nadu

The Biosafety Protocol has just been adopted. In some ways it is a step forward.

There are two sets of rules for polluters. The rich and the powerful can pollute without fear, but the poor have to bear the brunt of their excesses and make sacrifices for the greater common good

If we were to build a water splurging society like the West, we would eventually run short of water

Mismanaging water can create a crisis and lead to panic. This is exactly what led to a water riot near Jamnagar in Gujarat