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What happens when a people-centric approach to governance (State Wide Attention on Grievances through Application of Technology) connects with technology.

Neither for the farmers, nor for the environment, the draft water policy seems to help only vested interests.

Environment ministry has given the green signal to a dam in Uttarakhand, throwing all caution to the wind. It will damage the ecosystem, force people to migrate and obstruct the movement of the snow leopard.

A month ahead of the November 2008 elections in Delhi, which saw Sheila Dikshit winning a third consecutive term as the chief minister, her government signed away certificates granting "provisionally regularised" status to 1,239 unauthorised colonies.

People in Kanpur have learnt patience from the Ganga which takes in all the effluence from the ever-growing illegal tanneries here. Neither of them ever had a choice.

Despite being dotted with industries, Gujarat's rich coastline is plagued by voices of dissent. Coastal communities have of late realised that the fruits of industrialisation were either too sour, or not for them at all.

The World Health Organization is the only body that can promote health through the use of international law. It should make alcohol its next target, says Devi Sridhar.

Will the warming planet be able to sustain coming generations? Few questions about the future matter more. But although modellers can forecast temperature changes and even precipitation, they struggle to say how climate change will affect the factors that make the planet habitable, such as food and water availability. Last week at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany, researchers launched a fast-track programme to make their narratives of possible futures more coherent and useful to decision-makers.

The soaring incidence of diabetes is driving the United Arab Emirates’ science ambitions. (Editorial)

Environment ministry granted clearance even though mandatory public consultations were not held The National Green Tribunal has suspended the environment clearance granted to the sponge iron plant of Scania Steel and Power Ltd in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had granted environment clearance to the project in 2008 even though the mandatory public hearing was not held for it.