Relics of reason
SUSTAINABLILITY has both its preachers and practitioners. Despite their intellectual self-righteousness, biodiversity conservation promoted by the first group is still largely informed by an economic
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Damp growth
Bihar wetlands may be the only place in the world where makhana is grown on a commercial basis
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The healing touch
Centuries old tribal knowledge about our environment is the wellspring of local health traditions
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Boosting industry will tax resources base
Budgetary provisions aimed at giving a fillip to industry, will add to the burden on the country's resources.
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Clauses of deceit
DuPont slimes out of catastrophe responsibility
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But who manages the managers?
THIS book provides a good overall perspective on the world's forests and the political economy of forest management. Authors with broad experience in many fields present diverse views on key
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Himalayan plunder
THE book is a compilation of 42 papers contributed by social, physical and environment scientists who are working with issues that confront the Himalayas. The first three papers deal with the
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Death of the Indus delta
It was from the port towns of this region that Arab dhows laden with merchandise set sail for distant towns in the days of yore. Today, these towns lie deserted -- an eloquent comment on the ecological devastation that has visited the Indus del
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The tragedy of Reni
How misfortune befell a woman, once hailed as a conqueror, and a village that tried to protect its forests.
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Valley of weeds
After the ban on grazing, the Valley of Flowers has turned into a jungle of weeds
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Fielding politics
Commitment of a donor organisation to bring about a shift in the agrarian set up should be matched by political machinations as well
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Life Under the Sun
Can life countinue to survive on the sun's energy harvested by photosynthesis
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Time to sit up
A green clean or the polluted nether worlds? The choice must be made soon. May be global 'redistribution of opportunities' in the countries of the South can help set the scene right for a green crusade
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No laughing matter
Activists are increasingly resorting to attention grabbing techniques to bring development issues into the public domain
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Cracking down on eco crime
Polluters of the environment are now increasingly being regarded as criminals. In New Jersey, there's a new breed of police personnel who are authorised to book them
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Hosiery havoc
Effluent treatment schemes get underway in a Tamil Nadu town famed for its hosiery units
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The last gasp
The one good, vengeful thing that the Red Injuns gave to the West was a stinky, filthy, addictive, noxious wad of goo, which virtually made a reeking tabagie out of the English court. Over time, it
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World's biodiversity needs to be preserved
Biodiversity - the billions of life forms that exist on earth - ranges in size from microscopic be viruses to blue whales that are more than 30 metres long. Conserving biodiversity humankind"s greatest challenge.
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One goal, two roads
Non governmental organisations are taking the government's proposal for cooperation in poverty alleviation with a healthy pinch of salt
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Death on its agenda
An expert team report exposes highly dangerous pollution inflicted by a chemical plant on the environment of Sayala in Gujarat