Ecological poverty
As a first step, the new chief ministers should declare themselves the chief environmental officers CEOs of their states
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Sinha's trick
Sinha will make life even more miserable for Indians. Wealth will come about but at the cost of the environment
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Learning from mistakes
I have written this before and I want to repeat it again: The Western economic model which we are following with such keenness is a highly toxic model. Toxicity is inherent in it. It is built
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SIAM's small step forward
Strict environmental standards will prevent air pollution and safeguard the auto industry s interests
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The Cogentrix episode
If the media wants to save Cogentrix, then it should take those in government to task for this state of affairs. Not India s democracy
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International pressure and the civil society
Linking trade and environment benefits industrialised countries in every way. And they will promote their civil society to create a bigger and bigger fuss about it
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Trade Unions
Trade unions have been irresponsible towards the environment because of poor leadership, which has failed to take proactive positions on emerging social issues
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WTO: a mock battle
Pressures on <font class='UCASE'>wto</font> from the environmental lobbies of the North have grown and the organisation has more or less caved in completely
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Saying it with pictures
The media, especially the powerful visual media likes simple messages, because they are easier to get across. But by avoiding the complexity of issues, it becomes the victim of its own limitations
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Hammer of Thor
The most retrograde position, believe it or not, has been that of the ministry of environment and forests
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We the regulators
Last fortnight, I said I did not know how the two Cola giants would respond to our study on pesticides in soft drinks. Now I do. I have learnt how global corporations deal with public concerns.
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Don't make the world dysfunctional
It is interesting how the coalitions of the willing and the wanting shift in this world. When it comes to negotiations on ecological globalisation conventions from climate change to biodiversity
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Experiments with established truth
Last fortnight, <i>Down To Earth</i> reported on the 'endosulfan scam'. On how an "expert" group, set up by the government to review safety concerns related to the pesticide and the health impacts on people living in the shadow of 20 years of incessant aerial spraying, had given the matter short shrift.
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What's going on?
This is a unique year for India s environmental movement. It marks the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy. It is also the 30th anniversary of the Chipko movement: women of the Himalaya hugged
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An extremely do-able job
When the new president of the Confederation of Indian Industry took charge last fortnight, he reportedly made the following observation: While the flow of direct foreign investment is important,
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A new deal
We got off the train at Abu Road station in Rajasthan to visit two cement plants located in the nearby district of Sirohi. The drive was predictable dry stretches interspersed with marginal
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Poultry business too serious to be left to industry
The news that Indian poultry in parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat have been detected with the deadly avian influenza virus may have temporarily shaken chicken eaters in the country. But it will be a
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Talk technology, not subsidies, to benefit the poor
The C Rangarajan committee to review prices of petroleum products says that the government should increase the price of liquefied petroleum gas lpg
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Economics of congestion
THE Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers siam says India produced over 10 million vehicles in 2006. The number of cars was more than one million. As the manufacture and sale of vehicles are
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Agriculture: Don't fix is the government's fix
It can be said that Union budget, 2007, is high on symbolism and intent. Most people in and close to power acknowledge that something is spoiling booming India s party price rise, agricultural