Gopal Krishna

Stories by Gopal Krishna

Snooping target: How UIDAI puts India at risk

Snooping target: How UIDAI puts India at risk

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2013

Isn't National Intelligence Grid and UIDAI engineered by vested interests, asks Gopal Krishna.

India's big hurdle in the fight against cancer

India's big hurdle in the fight against cancer

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

ndia has become the world's second largest market of asbestos as the government backed by powerful corporate lobby turns a blind eye to diseases related to the use of the hazardous chemical.

When tribunals undermine the judiciary

When tribunals undermine the judiciary

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2013

The debate on the constitutionality of tribunals has not been set to rest as yet, says Gopal Krishna.

Legal regime should define what sustainable sand mining is

Legal regime should define what sustainable sand mining is

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2013

More than legal and illegal mining of sand, the issue which stares us in the face is sustainable sand mining, says Gopal Krishna

Why govt should scrap Adani's Mundra plan

Why govt should scrap Adani's Mundra plan

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2013

By refusing permission for the proposed ship-breaking facility, India can send a categorical message to the foreign ship owning countries that they should keep their own waste and recycle

N India floods: Religious tourism eroding ecological heritage

N India floods: Religious tourism eroding ecological heritage

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2013

Disaster in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh can be blamed on myopic industrialisation, urbanisation and tourism policies.

Budget is immoral, anti-environment, anti-citizens

Budget is immoral, anti-environment, anti-citizens

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2013

Collusion between ruling parties, corporate donations under Companies Bill is hidden. Environmental concerns made subservient to Cabinet Committee on Investment and regulatory agencies made toothless. Promotion of hazardous technologies for generating power from waste is anti-public health, say activist Gopal Krishna.

Aadhaar's allocation is Parliament's contempt

Aadhaar's allocation is Parliament's contempt

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2013

More than three crore signatures submitted to PM seeking scrapping of Aadhaar.

5 things science, tech & earth sciences minister must do

5 things science, tech & earth sciences minister must do

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2012

The new Science, Technology and Earth Sciences minister Sudini Jaipal Reddy can contribute to undo India's pathetic scientific reputation in terms of invention and innovation, says Gopal Krishna

Decentralised power generation is need of the hour

Decentralised power generation is need of the hour

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2012

The take home message from the grid failure is that the paradigm of centralised generation of electricity and grid based distribution has outlived its usefulness.

Bhopal verdict is against public health and democracy

Bhopal verdict is against public health and democracy

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2012

The quest of Bhopal victims for justice must continue and till the truth prevails because it is not their struggle victims of Bhopal alone. It is a litmus test that will determine that what prevails in the conflict between naked lust for profit at any human cost and public health of the present and future generations, says Gopal Krishna.

In Haryana, you are punished if you fight corruption!

In Haryana, you are punished if you fight corruption!

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2012

Sanjiv Chaturvedi, an officer of Indian Forest Service in Haryana, has been forced to go on leave for unearthing several scams worth several cores in the forest department of the state. Gopal Krishna reports.

The dangers of India's water policy

The dangers of India's water policy

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2012

A global water report promotes privatisation narrative which could be disastrous for India and the world, says Gopal Krishna.

Budget funding for Aadhar is in contempt of Parliament

Budget funding for Aadhar is in contempt of Parliament

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2012

Civil society groups welcome the submission of a memorandum opposing Aadhaar and other anti-people policies to the prime minister along with a big truckload of signatures numbering 3.57 crore on March 14, says Gopal Krishna

Long live Marx, Netaji zindabad!

Long live Marx, Netaji zindabad!

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2012

A memorandum opposing Aadhaar and other anti-people policies was submitted to the Indian National Congress-led government along with a big truck load of signatures numbering 3.57 crore to mark the 129th death anniversary of Karl Marx, one of most influential socialist thinkers post industrial revolution amidst a huge People's March to Parliament comprising about one lakh citizens on Mach 14 in the national capital.

Women chief ministers show path to nuclear sanity

Women chief ministers show path to nuclear sanity

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2011

Two women chief ministers in India have taken a statesman like courageous stand against nuclear projects Bengal. This sets the precedent for other states and visionary leader to take decisive steps to save present and future generation of Indian from unpredictable and inevitable nuclear emergencies, says Gopal Krishna.

Why the land acquisition bill is flawed

Why the land acquisition bill is flawed

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2011

The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 argues for a perfect land market, unrestrained urbanisation and industrialization, says activist Gopal Krishna.

Why the land acquisition bill is flawed

Why the land acquisition bill is flawed

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2011

The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 argues for a perfect land market, unrestrained urbanisation and industrialization, says activist Gopal Krishna.

Aam Jan Lokpal, UIDs: A third view

Aam Jan Lokpal, UIDs: A third view

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2011

Today, in addition to Aam Jan Lokpal, the country seeks liberation from non-governmental institutions which takes birth due to legislations passed by British Parliament in 1860 and 1882. Gopal Krishna explains.

Killing the Brahmaputra in installments

Killing the Brahmaputra in installments

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2011

It is high time India and China did a joint study to protect the river instead of competing to exploit and mutilate it in phases, says environmental activist Gopal Krishna.