Industrial fishing is fast gobbling up the world's marine resources. Worldwide concern for this humanmade catastrophe has forced nations to draw up a Code of Conduct for Responsible and Sustainable Fishing. But will this non mandatory treaty hold out agai
Where have the mango varieties, stolen from orchards or plucked from trees in the backyard, gone?
LUDHIANA Ludhiana"s problem is that of plenty. This industrial town has a per capita income of Rs 30,000, almost 30 times more the per capita income of the state of Bihar which is only Rs 1,067.
They operate across international borders. There is no way transnational carmakers do not know that tiny particles from diesel emissions kill
It was like the loss of innocence, one of the first incidents to open humankind's eye to what industrial pollution can do. One of the earliest tragedies caused by chemical pollution was the
Misguided conservation efforts are leading to depletion of biodiversity and exploitation of poor people
The challenge is how to isolate gross polluters from the vehicle fleet and send them back to the manufacturers
The Indian automobile industry gets a rude shock: its pedestrian performance makes winners look like losers
Developing countries also fear the huge costs associated with greener technologies, which will be unbearable by their domestic industries. It could make their goods uncompetitive in western markets.
Society itself doesn’t care to know about headloading
Some languages are murdered
Why are there pesticide residues in bottled water? This isn"t an isolated query. It condenses 3-4 lines of questioning: • What kind of water do companies use as raw material?
What makes a species invasive?
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The gross tribal produce of Bastar is in excess of Rs 1,000 crore a year. Tribals, owners of the minor forest produce in terms of the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, 1996 receive around 20 per cent of the value of their produce. 80 per
An interview with Siddu B Nyame Gowda, who is now the Union minister of state for coal and mines.
Urban waste will cease to be a problem if it is treated as a resource rather than refuse from consumption, which requires disposal.
AS WOMEN in Rajasthan insist on being treated by only another woman, Jagaran is making an effort to recruit women as gunis. One much sought after woman herbalist is 42-year-old Laxmi Bai of Gamana
The panchayats of Sonrai in Uttar Pradesh and Palana in Rajasthan share a Jawahar Rozgar Yojana experience. Both ignored the water needs of the villagers and spent the money instead on projects that are not even being maintained properly.
