'Project Cheetah is a failure'

'The vision is not wrong, but the planning and implementation that has gone horribly wrong.' IMAGE: A cheetah brought from South Africa at the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Photograph: ANI......

'The Kuno project is doomed to fail'

'The space required for wild cheetah populations to thrive was grossly under-estimated.''Cheetahs, because of their social system and ecologically fragile nature, live at only 1 cheetah per 100 sq......

Concerned over pace of development in Himalayas, SC moots expert panel

The Supreme Court on Monday mooted constituting an expert committee for conducting a "complete and comprehensive" study on the carrying capacity of the Himalayan region in the country, where......

Yamuna water level in Delhi drops below danger mark

The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi on Tuesday followed a downward trend and dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metres by 8 pm, the Central Water Commission's data showed. IMAGE: A view of......

Can solar energy power India's growth story?

India has an unprecedented opportunity to develop solar industry because, like China, it offers scale which is critical to reducing costs and to stimulate innovation, says Shyam Saran. The formal......

Gadkari's next big plan: To create a city like Davos in India

A city like Davos in India would give a big boost to tourism, development, jobs and overall economy. As over 3,000 leaders from across the world huddle for their annual talkfest in this......

India Shining! Precious forest land wiped away for 23,716 industrial projects

The government may claim planted trees compensate for forests lost, but that does not mean complex flora and fauna destroyed have been restored, points out Himadri Ghosh. Over the last 30 years,......

Delhi's transport sector 3 times more polluting than Mumbai's

Despite a 187 km, seven-line metro network carrying 2.4 million commuters every day, private vehicles rose 92 per cent over the last 15 years Delhi’s transport sector produces six times as......

'CWG village to be ready by March 2010'

Legal tangles might have caused some delay but more than half of the construction work at the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) village in New Delhi is over and the facility would be ready in March......