Himanshu Thakkar

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Why the future of environment looks so bleak
Rediff.com28 May 2015

Prakash Javadekar's one year as India's minister of state (independent charge) of...

Why inter-linking of rivers is not possible
Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

Can we laugh away the Supreme Court order on implementation of inter-linking of rivers...

What Jairam did and didn't do as green minister
Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

Jairam Ramesh's tenure as Minister of Environment and Forests cannot be assessed in a...

Does the Budget have a human face?
Rediff.com28 Feb 2011

Now 60 per cent of India's agriculture is rainfed and rainfed farmers and areas have...

Can India be firm with China on Brahmaputra dams?
Rediff.com14 Dec 2010

The Indian and Chinese premiers have an unprecedented historical opportunity to create...

Agri growth figure: Wishful thinking or gimmickry?
Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

Foodgrain production in current is fiscal is likely to fall by at least 10%, if not...

Kosi's tragedy: Blunder after blunder
Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

If the government had woken up on August 18, then a more planned evacuation was...

Inter linking rivers worse than 'India shining'
Rediff.com6 Jun 2008

To begin with, inter linking of rivers is neither well thought out plan nor a...

Large dams lead to global warming too
Rediff.com28 May 2007

The methane emission from India's dams could be 27.86% of the methane emission from all...

SEZs could create a water crisis
Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

The trouble is, in backward areas where infrastructure is weak, the impact of SEZ on...

Why the Cauvery award is flawed
Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

The award fails on some crucial tests of equity, efficiency, technology and science,...