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
A handful of aces for the North
Global environmental concerns throw open the South to Northern intervention, whereas the South has limited interest in intervening in Northern …
No taking cheap Colombian coal to Newcastle
John Major's Conservative government is learning the hard way that a free market economy alway works better anywhere but at home.
Speaking for the people
Rio saw the largest ever gathering of NGOs -- over 2,000 of them. And finally the world was forced to acknowledge that NGOs were the real voice …
Off to the next round
The South came back reasonably victorious from Rio, it was only because of the poor leadership of USA. The question now is: will it be able to …
Nothing gained, but nothing lost either
The glitz at UNCED was very impressive -- over 100 heads of government gathered together to thrash out environment politics. But the results were …
The global green farce
At UNCED the inclustrialised countries do not want any serloys restructuring of their economies or their lifestyles to save the earth. But the …
Rio's Stepchild
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is a non-starter. Administrative and financial matters get the better of any serious attempts to deal …
Rajya Sabha passes coal mining bill
Amendments suggested by members of Parliament rejected
No two-finger test for rape
Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit
Algae outbreak in Arabian Sea threatens fisheries
Noctiluca scintillans, suited to grow in low-oxygen water, has been spreading in Arabian Sea for the last decade
Earth-like object may have collided with us to form the Moon
Studies explain why there are stark similarities and subtle difference between compositions of the Moon and Earth
Still life in waves
The visual media is into the business of producing images. Sometimes, just sometimes, they become iconic. For disasters there is a recognisable …
Humans exhaust this year’s quota of natural resources
International report shows our demand is way beyond what Earth can provide
New evolutionary law explains how living beings, minerals & species evolve
In the early years of the Solar System, Earth was home to 20 minerals, which evolved to almost 6,000 known minerals today
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Dangerous funds
Easy World Bank loans on mining and power projects can harm biodiversity
Space Race 2.0: Are we aliens?
There is a theory that says life could have intergalactic origin
Proposed Nicarguan canal to upset ecological balance on massive scale
Government has allegedly not shared details of US $40-billion project with the public
Double trouble heading for Jammu and Kashmir
After a brief pause, heavy rains will resume on Wednesday
Sendai framework on disaster risk reduction disappoints
Goals are without specific time plan and targets
Union budget 2015: Children left asking for their dues, as ever
The most drastic cut in child budget so far has occurred in the 2015-16 budget
Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto on Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo
Cross Hairs - December 16-31, 2014
First time voters scripting a new electoral demography