The flip side of agricultural growth in Madhya Pradesh
Agricultural growth rate figures in the state appear to be unrealistic if one considers farm suicides and increase in number of landless farm …
The legendary Gandhian
Pakistani social scientist Akhtar Hameed Khan, is remembered, on his first death anniversary, for his achievements in the field of urban management
Silenced to death
The media and the government keep mum on pollution-cancer linkages and the abysmal medical help available in India against the menace
Technosolutions
The need of the hour is technological innovation that helps tackle both poverty and environmental degradation
Who is protected?
The Lok Sabha passed Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Bill with complete amendments on August 9, 2001, twenty months after it …
The relation between tanks and trees
For survival of the traditional water management structures, one must understand the linkages between the tanks and trees
Wishful thinking
The finance minister's budget speech has come and gone. As analysts sit down to shred it to bits, Down To Earth looks at a wish list of …
Reform for reform’s sake
Without bottom-up rehauling National Environment Protection Agency will be more of the same
A window for forest people
NTFPS-EP is a network working with adivasis on ecosystem conservation, advocacy and livelihoods
An urban puzzle
India’s population and cities are set to double by 2030. Can it cope with the pressures?
Plasticky!
Europe is debating a ban on PVC due to environmental and health concerns. Industry is fighting back with a high-profile campaign
The verdict and after
The Supreme Court's decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.
Breach of trust
The world’s premier rice research institute tilts towards intellectual property rights
Question of safety
The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research
A tribute to P R Mishra
P R Mishra used the power of the community to transform the barren landscape of Sukhomajri into a model for forest regeneration
When shall we heed 'heaven speak'?
Extreme rains followed by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand should act as a wake up call for planners and decision makers all over the country
Beware the modified wolf
Will bureaucrats choose to throw farmers and ecology to the mercy of multinational corporations by preparing the way for cultivation of …
Blowing in the wind
Civil society cannot distance itself from the phenomenon of right-wing parties finding their way to the top in Europe
Tussle over land
Land acquisition Bill should take into account demands of those dependant on natural resources
Colonial hangover persists
Forest Act Amendment Bill maintains the forest department as the supreme controlling agency
Tehri: is it curtains?
The beginning of submergence of Tehri also marked the drowning of anti-dam sentiments. Any strong protest was conspicuous by its absence. Does …
Non-monetary indicator of poverty
Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators
Cipla's bitter pill for MNCs
Several eyebrows have been raised over the Cipla offer to supply anti- aids drugs at one-third the current price to developing countries like …
Bush discards green
US President George Bush calls for a steep hike in the production of oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy and drilling for oil and gas in Alaska
Coming out of coma
A decline in its funds and erosion in its mandate have made the United Nations Environment Programme virtually ineffective. Bharat H Desai looks …