Contentious canal
the Indo-Bhutanese agreement on the Sankosh river multipurpose project, is in troubled waters. Several non-governmental organisations (ngos) in Siliguri, Assam, are gearing up to oppose its
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Feline diplomacy?
With its foreign relations in a mess due to continuing human rights accusations, Zimbabwe's diplomatic attempts seem to have taken a turn for the desperate. President Robert Mugabe is facing the ire
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Can t spot animals? Then know their droppings
March 17, 2000. In Seoul, Republic of Korea, thirteen people interested in studying and conserving wildlife got together to formalise what they'd been doing so far: sharing information on issues of
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Divided we stand
Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals
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The scars remain
More hospital beds are not the answer, say survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster
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Sankosh soothsayings
The new Indo Bhutan hydel project on the sankosh river may turn out to be an environmental disaster, feels a green agency
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What price, gorilla meat
African bushmen stand the risk of contracting deadly viruses from bushmeat
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Inquiries of a citizen
A scribe did what the State could not he reached Veerappan
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Khaki stripes
Should the police be put in charge of sanctuaries and the locals who live near these? Should India be made into a police state?
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All bark, no bite
<I>More noise than action: this is what the painfully resurrected wildlife board of India indulged in after a yawning gap of nine years</I>
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Water strongholds
Chittor and Ranthambhore. Proud traditions of valour, chivalry and patriotism are complemented by one of common sense in the storage and use of water resource
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Wrong roars
THE Indian tiger has once again grabbed international attention - for all the wrong reasons. The last two months have seen a massive hype being bat up with the release of two controversial reports,
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Wilted concerns
A recently proposed environmental evaluation smacks of evasive tactics
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"Thou shalt inform "
Eleven years after the Bhopal gas catastrophe, the Government of India finally recognises communities' right to know about neighbourhood industrial operations
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Salt, the saviour
The consumption of salt is currently being blamed for several health problems like high blood pressure and heart ailments that follow. Even though salt is bad for human health, the same may not be the case for many species in the animal world, as h
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Fertilising frustration
A so called farmer's cooperative fertiliser company is ruining agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh
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White rhinos and black deals
A controversial CITES decision allowing South Africa to sell live rhinos may be based on fudged figures
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TRAMPLED DESTINIES
What happens if conservation is based on half baked knowledge? Ask a person rendered homeless by wildlife managers <br><br> No conservation strategy will succeed in India unless the biomass requirements of the local communities are harmoniously integra
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Unsound power project plan thrown out
IT WAS a fast track venture that sought to get round procedures perfunctorily, even if this meant fudging environmental impact assessments EIAs and doctoring public hearings. No wonder the Karnataka government has had to ground the Dandeli Mini Hydel Po
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Green visions
GONE are the days when environmental films could be seen only in the closed circles of filmmakers and critics. The general public was hardly ever exposed to environmental issues - except for the few