Nitin Sethi

Stories by Nitin Sethi

What's behind Delhi's air pollution?

What's behind Delhi's air pollution?

Rediff.com   29 May 2015

Air toxics emissions are high from older vehicles.

CAG to audit coal block e-auction

CAG to audit coal block e-auction

Rediff.com   28 May 2015

CAG audit is likely to be completed in six months.

Govt flip-flops yet again on Uttarakhand dams

Govt flip-flops yet again on Uttarakhand dams

Rediff.com   13 May 2015

Wants another committee to review adverse report of experts against 6 dams

Of Gandhi and the limits of poetic licence

Of Gandhi and the limits of poetic licence

Rediff.com   8 May 2015

The Marathi poem, Gandhi Mala Bhetala (Gandhi met me), is a satirical critique of those who falsely claim to follow the path of Mahatma Gandhi

Acche din? Rural job scheme hits a new low

Acche din? Rural job scheme hits a new low

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2015

Data captured in central government records have a lag.

India makes a U-turn on refrigerant gases to favour US

India makes a U-turn on refrigerant gases to favour US

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2015

India and China are the growing market for these gases

The sorry case of a whistle-blower IAS officer

The sorry case of a whistle-blower IAS officer

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2015

Whistle-blower officer Ashok Khemka has been shunted again, in breach of rules by BJP government in Haryana. All actions of the previous Congress govt against him still stand even as the Narendra Modi government has chosen to keep away.

Green laws to the wind! Industry will soon be able to fell trees without tribal consent

Green laws to the wind! Industry will soon be able to fell trees without tribal consent

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2015

Ministry readies draft to dilute tribal rights to help India Inc

Power & water: The cost of AAP's promises

Power & water: The cost of AAP's promises

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2015

It will be difficult for the AAP govt to maintain subsidies.

SC kept in dark about threat from 6 Uttarakhand dams

SC kept in dark about threat from 6 Uttarakhand dams

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2015

The Supreme Court asked the Union environment ministry to review six specific hydroelectric projects on the upper Ganga basin in Uttarakhand.

NDA's anti-corruption plan missing even on paper

NDA's anti-corruption plan missing even on paper

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2015

Only 32 departments had prepared and submitted these plans.

How Modi govt changed land laws to benefit private firms

How Modi govt changed land laws to benefit private firms

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

Land ordinance has done away with consent and social impact assessment.

Protecting the environment was a Herculean task: Jayanthi Natarajan

Protecting the environment was a Herculean task: Jayanthi Natarajan

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2015

Natarajan said she had an unpopular job but she never did anything wrong

US-India bonhomie missing on climate change

US-India bonhomie missing on climate change

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2015

Delhi concedes one climate issue on Obama's agenda

Govt's land law revives lost order of sarkar raj

Govt's land law revives lost order of sarkar raj

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2015

The ordinance has returned near absolute power of discretion in land acquisition, except in tribal areas, into the hands of the bureaucracy yet again

Forest land: As India Inc cheers, rude shock awaits the tribals

Forest land: As India Inc cheers, rude shock awaits the tribals

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2015

As per revised rules every four tribals is likely to be displaced or affected by projects, as their habitations were rich in natural resources

Land bill: Amendments to original laws made covertly

Land bill: Amendments to original laws made covertly

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

Clauses on land return, action against officials diluted

Bloody tale of land acquisition in India

Bloody tale of land acquisition in India

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2014

Most conflicts arise from government takeover of land, often on behalf of private investors: Report

No funds for climate change: Rich nations tell India, China

No funds for climate change: Rich nations tell India, China

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2014

Developed nations have refused financial support for climate change to India, China and Brazil.

Less red tape for green clearances

Less red tape for green clearances

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2014

Environment ministry also plans to cut the two-stage mandatory clearances under the Environment Protection Act to a single stage, shaving six months from the process.