Entries by Keith Schneider

Panama Canal Expansion Will Have Big Effect on Energy, Water, and Grain in U.S. and China

Deeper channels and immense new locks are due to open in 2016.

This is India — “Maybe Tomorrow”

Reflections of the banquet of bedlam that is modern India Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Much of the world’s tea is raised in northeast India. Workers pick tea leaves in a tea garden in Assam. Click image to enlarge. GUWAHATI, India — Beggars prowl the sidewalks of every city I’ve visited — […]

Meghalaya’s Coal Shutdown Order Tests Law and New Court’s Resolve

The big case has huge ramifications for India’s water, land, and economy. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue The April shutdown order affected virtually every business in Meghalaya’s two big coalfields — the Jaintia Hills to the east, and the Garo Hills in the state’s southwestern region. In Jowai’s crowded market, merchants complained […]

India’s National Green Tribunal Challenges Government and Industry To Follow the Law

Four-year-old court emerges as global leader in securing resources, promoting economic gain. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Courtroom Number 1 in session at the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi. The interior design conveys institutional significance, and sound and independent legal judgment. Beneath the gold and green, though, lies the spirit of […]