Moves are afoot to convert the brackish Pulicat lake into a freshwater one to supply water to Madras city and authorities seem to have little regard for the ecological and environmental consequences.

Various schemes have been thought of to tackle Madras' water scarcity.

Lakes are being lost or altered because of the disruption of natural processes by intensification of agriculture, urbanisation, pollution and construction of dams. A look at the state of some Indian lakes today

Issues relating to the environment, though not on top of the agenda, did make their presence felt in the just concluded assembly elections.

ORGANIC farming technologies involve adaptation to local environments. Continuing the series on organic farming See Down To Earth, November 30, 1993 , here are two more examples of such farming technologies. The secret of Karnataka's L Narayana Reddy's s

A look at the environmental agendas of political parties.

A couple in Kerala demonstrate that barren land can be brought back to life without using any external inputs.

Most candidates for the Bhopal North constituency are ready to overlook the fate of victims of the world's worst industrial disaster.

Despite the general reluctance of farmers to adopt organic farming, one village in Tamil Nadu is using these techniques successfully.

Several colony specific environmental problems surfaced during the election campaign in Delhi and that's where they remained.