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The first humans

Were the Neandertals our ancestors or a different species? Experts have unearthed intriguing aspects of the lives of these intelligent and compassionate creatures
- 29/06/1996
- Down To Earth
- - Monuments
  - History
  - Europe
Different flavours

From major fruits like the mango, banana and citrus to minor ones like karonda and sapthei, the story is the same: genetic erosion is leading India's native fruits to the brink of extinction
- 30/08/1998
When alienation ruins

Sandalwood smuggling, epitomised by Veerappan, has become a collective phenomenon involving entire villages, which even the ban on sandalwood exports has been unable to curb. Deregulation of the sandal tree, currently under state control, is now being deb
- 29/11/1993
Jammed!

The state of our nation
- 14/05/2003
Vanishing breeds

While people worry about patenting of upmarket plant products like neem because of transnational interest, India's unique biodiversity of domesticated animals is disappearing because of lack of attention. <font class='UCASE'>Indira Khurana</font> of the
- 14/09/1997
Helping slum dwellers to help themselves

Involving the community in slum improvement has worked successfully in the Philippines and Mexico. Hidebound bureaucrats in the Third World, who insist they know best, should learn a lesson from these experiments.
- 14/03/1993
God's own country

This is a true story of the beautiful state of Kerala, of its famed backwaters and wetlands, of its rain swept Western Ghats. It also speaks of the grime beneath the hype of a state which is home to "a generation on crutches", and of the environmental h
- 30/12/1996
The four pillars of non conventional energy

After initial success in deriving energy from water, sun, wind and biomass, India is poised for a great leap in making these the energy sources of the future.
- 14/05/1993
Oiling the wheels of globallisation

The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence
- 14/09/1995
Sustainability and the southern perspective

European environmentalists tackle Third World concerns of irresponsible overconsumption by northern countries
- 14/07/1995
Global sustainable development goals: Sustainability is about the use, Distribution and scarcity of natural resources - Eradicating poverty and saving the climate

<p>With relations between countries now being shaped by geo-economics rather than geo-politics, an emerging issue is to what extent the United States, China and India, all populous countries and top tier
The price of power

As political parties, environmentalist banner-holders and indigenous industries cry themselves hoarse over the entry of the Cogentrix facility, moot ecological issues seem to take a backseat
- 29/11/1995
- Down To Earth
Hackers' paradise

A weak environmental regime in Brazil allows free rein to Asian logging companies to plunder through the Amazon forests
- 30/12/1996
- Down To Earth
- - Forests
  - Amazon
  - Timber Industry
  - Asia
  - Brazil
Past lessons, future strategies

Studying the history of human interaction with nature can be very useful in formulating resource management policies. It can also provide a clearer insight into the causes of poverty
- 30/07/1992
- - Ecology
  - Economic Development
  - Poverty
  - History
  - India
  - Delhi