In a rare show of unity, environmentalists, academics, and journalists join hands under the banner of the ‘Movement for Green Buildings’ for the cause of a Green Earth

The crowds that gathered at Mannar on May 27 to protest the Sri Lankan government accusing Bishop Rayappu Joseph of inciting Tamils against Muslims was a sign of a battered people waking up
 

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has said that the Tamil Nadu Police would be sent to protect the Mullaiperiyar Dam if the Kerala government did not allow the closure of holes drilled in the dam

Street protests rocked parts of India against the petrol price hike that the opposition denounced as an assault on the common man. The Left calls the hike ‘a savage attack’ on the people

Soon, industries will have to adhere to ‘blue rating’, a new concept to improve water management practices in a country where the demand for water is more than the supply, says Richa Sharma

When fairness products sell like hot cakes, how does one help people appreciate real beauty? Zippora Madhukar dispels the 'white is beautiful' myth through the story of dancer Aparna Nagesh
 

In a novel scheme to improve infrastructure of government schools in Punjab, the government has offered to inscribe names of donors on the entry gates of the adopted schools, says Jinderjeet

The rains are expected over Kerala soon, but the holes on the Mullaiperiyar dam left by the scientific team to collect samples are left unplugged, posing danger to the dam, warns Sam Rajappa

Through rural restaurants we could provide wholesome food and jobs for poor villagers, reduce indoor air pollution in huts and enable optimum utilization of resources, says Anil K Rajvanshi

A road map to eliminate child labour helped Nirupa Raghavan win a contest by an NGO, Bhumi. The engineering student explains how the project works and how college students will be part of it

An investigation by ‘The Sunday Indian’ has revealed that anyone can buy a SIM card of any telecom major like Airtel, Idea or Vodafone without identity proof. Well, a terrorist can do it, too

As Tamils observe the 3rd anniversary of the Mullivaikkal massacre, a documentary pays tribute to Taraki, an iconic Tamil journalist who was brutally murdered in Colombo, says Radhika Giri

Anti-dam activist Akhil Gogoi accuses the Congress government in Assam of taking away "space" for democratic protests and says it would help the Maoists take over the whole State

Kerala is stirring up fresh trouble in Mullaiperiyar, as Kerala police prevent Tamil Nadu engineers from carrying out urgent maintenance work

Activists working for the Ganga river conservation threaten to launch a massive campaign from Varanasi if the government failed to concede their long pending demands