Life Under the Sun

Can life countinue to survive on the sun's energy harvested by photosynthesis

Double victims

Latur earthquake victims being given false promises

Nukes iced

Russia's nuclear recklessness could haunt the Northern regions for centuries to come

Pariahs, no more?

Zimbabwe's urban farmers are finally being seen as answers to its development ills

Urban Wilderness

A study on urban biodiversity is relevant to understand the human impact on environment

Battle fatigue

The environmental implications of the border-war in Siachen

Not a matter of religion

Parched tip

Kanyakumari stands testimony to the fact that unchecked population growth and faulty land use can lead to water scarcity even in places wallowing …

Mushroom magic

In a recent breakthrough, an Indian mushroom has been found to be extremely effective in controlling heavy metal pollution

Dancing to the World Bank's tune

The World Bank, which is the largest lender of aid to the Third World, is casting its shadow on decisions made by the Indian Union ministry of …

Can we live forever?

Though all living beings have a finite life span, beyond a certain age, the probability of survival becomes unpredictable.

Blame it on the foreign hand

The government's policy of screening long-staying foreigners for AIDS is an attempt to find a scapegoat for a national health problem

Whose home is it, anyway?

The Maldharis of the Gir national park face eviction because their "unsustainable" economy if threatening the Asiatic lion

UNEP set to navigate a new course

The United Nations Environment Programme, which had previously advanced legal instruments to solve global environmental problems, is now …

Mira Behn: A friend of nature

The urge to be close to nature guided Madeleine Slade, who came to be known as Mira Behn, throughout her life

An identity crisis for the South

The developing world needs to define what the South represents, for otherwise it risks its legitimacy as a negotiating bloc

Peasant women list their woes to scientists

At a recent conference, women farm workers got a chance to discuss their problems with agricultural experts.

Industrialising agriculture dooms the sources of life

Greens contend that agricultural productivity can be increased many times with minimal use of water and a few external inputs, but most …

Why are we begging for eco-clean technology?

If industrialised countries were legally barred from exporting anything considered eco-unfriendly, industries in the developing countries would …

Wanted: an independent appeals institution

If the World Bank does not withdraw from the Narmada dam, it will undermine the credibility it gained from setting up the review team. US NGOs …

THE BIG BAD WHITE MEN

To villagers in Bihar, the Dunkel Draft and GATT are not proposals or agreements but a couple of angrez out to play havoc with their lives.

High talk

Unspeak has piled up mountains of words on sustainable development of the world's fragile peaks, and action courses seem to have been lost on the …

Some knowledge is forever

The validity of traditional ecological practices, in terms of sustainability, has to be examined scientifically

Two new worlds

'Aid fatigue' in the West is changing the perception of the development paradigm of the poorer countries

Junking reality

The cleaning force of every country has an indispensable worker, the rag picker. But the health and safety of this person is conveniently ignored