Environmental entropy
THAT biomass can be an antidote against global warming is an optimistic proposition. It seems unlikely that afforestation can keep pace with the rate of pollution of the atmosphere. Even if it did,
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What should be done
Some key actions for the sustainable growth of the pulp and paper industry
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Useful wastes
Agricultural residues could help in the making of energy sufficient talukas
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monkey business
Coping with the nuisanceof urban monkeys may be beyond human patience. But shooting or declaring them pests will not serve the problem. Only a rational conservation programme can help save monkeys and keep our age old veneration for them inact
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The polluting reaper
the book explains how farming, in its modern avatar, has acquired the dubious distinction of becoming a major polluter from its benign position of an activity in harmony with nature. The book
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New age patrons
A NORTHEAST TAPESTRY: SIX DOCUMENTARIES ON THE NORTHEAST BY INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. Produced by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). India International Centre, New
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Breast cancer: Tracking down an elusive killer
Scientists are exploring various approaches to fight the deadliest cancer afflicting US women.
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No more diverse
Looked at on a geological timescale, the planet's biodiversity has always been faced with threats of one form or another. But, at present, the threat is more pronounced than ever: species loss is
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Kerala brick industry taking over rice fields
The fast expanding brick industry in Kerala is causing irreversible damage to paddy fields in a state that is already beset by an acute rice shortage.
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MONEYMAKERS
CAN IT: Rotten foodstuff in sealed tin cans will now be a thing of the past. Elbicon, a Belgian company which produces equipment for food processing industries, has developed a new quality control
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The efficient way of looking at waste disposal
Urban waste will cease to be a problem if it is treated as a resource rather than refuse from consumption, which requires disposal.
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Seeds of progress
An NGO in Karnataka is endeavouring to make poor farmers self reliant in managing and sustaining land development projects in Kolar district
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Brushing aside environmental costs
ISRAEL'S citrus industry, part of its drive to "make the desert bloom", is a spectacular success story with export earnings in the US $150-250 million range, depending on the quality and quantity of
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The saga of the big brother in a little village
Anna in Marathi means brother and Kishan Baburao Hazare is lovingly known as Anna Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi, the village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district that he helped transform from poverty to
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North gets soft options on subsidy cuts
THERE are some in India who believe that the Dunkel Draft (DD) would lead to a reduction of subsidies paid by developed countries to their farmers and this would help agricultural produce exports
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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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Soil scan
Soil testing can help farmers decide on the right mix of fertilisers and maximise benefits
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No planet for apes
Orangutans are being driven out of their habitat by the forest fires in Indonesia
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Drama around Tata's proposed car plant in West Bengal
the furore over Tata's proposed Rs 1,000 crore small car plant in Singur, Hooghly may be creating rifts among longtime Left partners, it's also helping bring old foes together. But the fear of being
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Ozone nightmates
Over the next few years, ozone loss is projected to go from to worse