Testy drive

The multinational ranks third but its performance cannot be a badge of success on its huge corporate shoulders

Nobel winner Paul J Crutzen on the neglect of nitrogen cycle

Paul J Crutzen received the 1995 Chemistry Nobel prize for showing that nitrogen oxides react catalytically with ozone, thus accelerating …

Setting Out

The Indian automobile industry got a rude shock on October 29 when the Centre for Science and Environment released the environment rating of one …

Discovery of India

Anil Agarwal delivers his acceptance speech for the Norman Borlaug Award 2001

Green fruits

Officials and industries honoured for their ecofriendly initiatives

Gujarat announces Rs 13-crore scheme for state's poor

Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001

Interview: Popatrao Pawar, sarpanch, Hivre Bazar

Harnessing renewables

Auroville moves ahead on the road to energy sufficiency by using non-conventional energy sources

ICAR gives top award to scientist without checking patent claims

ICAR has asked for Rs 245 crore to promote intellectual property rights but is not doing due diligence on patent claims

Legislation for a few

Benefits of the Act that encourages conservation of plants reach few farmers

Environment scientist Robert Goodland on Utkal mining project

DIAL siphons off water

Problem

In Brief

Born Again

A rural organisation breathes life into the listless people of Melaghar village

Above All Differences

A caste-ridden society transforms the depleted forests into a green haven

Working women

In Guraiya village , it's women empowerment all the way

Solo Performances

Besides the communities who have done exemplary work in the field of environment, several individuals are making a difference in the lives of …

Hamlets reborn

Although Bhaonta-Kolyala village walked away with the Down To Earth-Joseph C John Award, the judges came across several such communities worthy …

Awarded : Bhaonta-Kolyala

... for reviving the Arvari river, for showing that a healthy ecology and good water management mean prosperity, for proving that drought is a myth

Interview: Ravi Aggarwal on different aspects of chemical regulation

A plant breeder comes into his own

Awards are finally coming to K Vinod Prabhu, 54, a plant breeder, for his work on building resistance in wheat, mustard and rice through the …

Quality of Research: Only a fig leaf

Basis of rating

Each scientists work was rated in accordance with the following criteria