Pure myth
When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are …
Experts urge national priority for shore areas
Among steps recommended to save the marine environment of the Bay of Bengal region is involving local people in coastal development planning.
Nepal industrialists blame blinkered policies
Industrialists in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal deny they are to blame for the degradation of their environment and blame it instead on the …
Gory repast
Researchers now say that cannibalism is not a myth but was practised since the early days of human evolution
Deconstructing Union Budget 2015-16: what has changed?
The budget has left unanswered some critical questions about the future of key social sector schemes
Rat - hole Mining
Rat-hole mining in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya is a people run enterprise. The state government does not benefit from the revenue generated, which&…
The double bind
DISPLACED BY DEVELOPMENT, MARGINALIZATION AND GENDER INJUSTICE • edited by Lyla Mehta • Sage • Rs 695
The politics of truth
SCIENCE, A FOUR THOUSAND YEAR OLD HISTORY • by Patricia Fara • Oxford University Press • Price Rs 800
Out of the fizz
BELCHING OUT THE DEVIL; GLOBAL ADVENTURES WITH COCA COLA • by Mark Thomas • Random House • Indian Price Rs 450
Roots, barks and leaves
CHANDRA PRAKASH KALA spent three months with the Baiga tribe in the forests of Chhattisgarh. He learnt how they use plants to their advantage
GM food can cause cancer
French scientist GILLES-ERIC SÉRALINI unmasked the dangers of genetically modified brinjal, almost approved for commercial production in …
Faster than the Concorde, bigger than the jumbo
The aviation industry is working on producing two 21st century aircraft: the HSCT, which can cut flying time by half; and the super jumbo, which …
Just a radio signal to whisk you to office
The concept of teleportation or moving people and objects instantaneously, which was made popular by the American serial Star Trek, is now …
Fun and information on wildlife
NATURE SCOPE INDIA -- AMAZING MAMMALS Publisher: Centre for Environmental Education (CEE), Ahmedabad Price: Not mentioned
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNEES & URBAN PLANNIG Publisher: Orient Longman, New Delhi Price: Rs 25
Anything for water
LAST OASIS: FACING WATER SCARCTIY Sandra Postel Publisher: Horizon India Books Price: Rs 250
"This drug will be accepted by the West"
Ranjit Roy Choudhary , emeritus scientist at the National Institute of Immunology and chairperson of the scientific advisory group of the Indian …
People are unaware of the health effects of indoor air pollution
Angela Mathee , an environmental scientist at the South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town,spoke to Nidhi Jamwal on the dangers of …
Silent fury
THERE IS A FIRE IN YOUR FOREST· duration 58 minutes· directed by Krishnendu Bose
Experiencing water
WATERSCAPES-PLANNING, BUILDING AND DESIGNING WITH WATER·edited by Herbert Dreitseitl, Dieter Grau and Karl H C Ludwig· Birkhä…
Joint participation made privatisation a success
Mark A Dumol , former chief of staff, Department of Public Works and Highways of Philippines, who played a key role in the privatisation of the …
Of women and forests
LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND LIVED EXPERIENCE: THE MOUNTAIN WOMEN OF HIMACHAL PRADESH· Brenda Cranney·Sage Publications·New Delhi&…
'Bird trappers make good zoo keepers'
ABRAR AHMED senior programme officer at Trade Records Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce-India/World Wildlife Fund-India lashes out at the …
Challenges ahead
For long-lasting commitment, climate negotiations will have to keep all three goals in mind. Can they be tied together?
N E W S 3 6 0 °
European dairy farmers spilled three million litres of milk in the past month protesting against low prices. EU ministers refused emergency aid …