The right issue, the wrong place
The pollution of Betwa river figured prominently in the election campaign in two constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, but was ignored in the worst hit villages.
The pollution of Betwa river figured prominently in the election campaign in two constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, but was ignored in the worst hit villages.
A Filipino farmes uses the unstinting goodness of nature to contain pests
A zoo in Gujarat has provided yeoman service in preserving the Asiatic lion
Western institutions and the United Nations are keen protagonists of natural resource accounting but it may still not be a useful policy tool for planners to promote sustainable development. Experience in the Philippines has shown that only an elaborate c
Alienation from traditional agricultural practices has ruined the economy of the Dangs
PLANET Earth would have been an utterly lifeless blob of space debris if it hadn"t been for the water that covers 70 per cent of its surface. But for reasons that have to do with both corporate human greed and amazing myopia, the vanguard of "modern" civi
The US Environmental Protection Agency is likely to cut down or ban the production of chlorine and compounds containing it. However, many scientists believe that even were manufacture of
The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence
City based perceptions of forest areas have resulted in an overgrowth of wrong categories
School textbooks offer numerous examples of the shoddy treatment environment related problems receive. Here are two selected portions
THE National Front (NF)the opposition alliance (between the JanataDal (it)) and some regional parties)led by V P Singhcame to power atthe Centre in 1989. The JD'S environmental concernsone of themost
The issue of genetic resources today has apparently introduced a new dimension to national security . Though some scientists are making desperate attempts to develop protection models, the government and the official scientific establishment prefers to
traffic accidents: Every year, over 500,000 people die in road accidents in the world; 70 per cent of these fatalities occur in developing nations, where the traffic victims are usually
The study ignores areas like exposure to toxic pollution
Modern industrial design, pandering to essentially Western consumer led markets, has spelt doom for the environment. The author, therefore, argues for a return to greener traditional design
The Betwa is not only Vidisha s present, but its past as well
Researchers are making a beeline to Vietnam to delve into the nation s latest discoveries of new species
Was the motel owned by a former environment minister's relatives really responsible for destroying the pristine banks of the Beas? The apex court thinks so, but question marks persist
Without water, cities in California have fared disastrously
• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are highly toxic chemicals whose production and use has been banned all over the world. • PCBs are heat resistant, but when they burn at high