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• Bolivian President Evo Morales recently launched his promised programme of land reforms. He handed over 24,800 sq km of state-owned land to poor Indians. • Australia suffered a
• Bolivian President Evo Morales recently launched his promised programme of land reforms. He handed over 24,800 sq km of state-owned land to poor Indians. • Australia suffered a
Following a truce between Israel and the Hizbollah, cleanup of the huge oil spill off the coast of Lebanon has begun. Around 15,000 tonnes of oil had spilled into the Mediterranean after the Jiyyeh
Kedar, Tamil Nadu
...without the right to survive
Some common misconceptions that emerged during the run up to Rio
Money Buys Least When Bureaucrats Spend It
The Earth's atmosphere has been evolving ever since the planet was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. But, with industrialisation, human activity, for the first time, threatens irreversible climate changes
As India goes into economic overdrive, the urban explosion and its attendant traffic nightmares cry out for a radical alternative. DERK J VAN DER LAAN presents the case for the cheap and ecofriendly bicycle
Red rot, a fatal fungus eating into the sugarcane crop in western Uttar Pradesh, has left India drastically short on sugar. BIJOY BASANT PATRO finds a countryside caned to death
The army has taken to environment resuscitation with prganised fervour, but is still facing a barrage of criticism from state forest
The Dangis have been systematically stripped of their wealth and their rights and today they rank among the poorest
VIRTUALLY routed in the 1984 parliamentarry electionsthe BharatiyaJanata Party (Bip) made a remarkable comeback in the 1989 and1991polls. The party also came topower in four states in the
The GEF (Global Environmental Facility) operates under the framework of conventions and rules established by a governing council consisting of 32 country representatives
Aborting malformed foetuses to relieve the nation s burden is the only horrifying way left for Vietnam to deal with the toxic legacy of the US Vietnam war
DTE sought the comments of legal luminaries and journalists on some issues that emerged out of this analysis. The individuals whose opinions appear here are P N Baghwati, former Chief Justice of India, A M Singhvi, additional solicitor general of India; R
PCBs have invaded the Arctic
Vice-chairperson of the GEF Assembly and minister for development cooperation, Denmark "Developed countries should pay more towards environment protection" • We think that the world needs
Decline in the orchid population of Sikkim
Attempts at conserving fruit germplasm as well as creating a market for lesser-known varieties have been far from satisfactory. Also, a whole lot of fruits are yet to be sampled