Environmentalist Sunita Narain stable after hit-and-run mishap

Hit by a car while cycling, environmental activist Sunita Narain on Monday said cyclists in Indian cities are being edged out systematically to make way for cars. "Cyclists in Indian cities are......

Joshimath: There will be more disasters, accept it

Each disaster has the same message: Learn to respect the mountains before you build tunnels, roads, and houses, notes Sunita Narain. IMAGE: A damaged well as a result of the continuous land......

Beware of Chinese honey!

Chinese companies have 'designed' the sugar syrup which is used to adulterate honey so that it can pass Indian laboratory tests, reveals Sunita Narain. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com  ......

COVID-19 is raging across the country

'Governments have neither any idea of the source of the infection, nor a grip on the disease.''Headline management will not work, not in this case,' observes Sunita Narain. IMAGE: A healthcare......

Beware! Fairness creams, lipsticks contain banned chemicals

A study conducted by a leading green NGO has found high amount of heavy metals including mercury in fairness products of reputed companies being endorsed by big Bollywood names. Centre for Science......

PM re-constitutes climate panel; CSE's Narain, Ratan Tata out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi re-constituted a high-level climate panel and dropped well-known environmentalist Sunita Narain and top industry leader Ratan Tata from the council. TERI chairperson R......

Paying farmers for not burning stubble is wrong

To justify that farmers must burn if they are not paid cash incentive is doing injustice to them and to the lungs of the children of the country, notes Sunita Narain. IMAGE: A farmer burns the......

How NOT to celebrate Environment Day

Growing and harvesting trees for productive and economic uses are once again dead in the water, says Sunita Narain. On this World Environment Day, let’s understand how we are not going......