Green politics must be pragmatic to succeed
Erstwhile Green Party spokesperson Sara Parkin on the future of green movements in the industrialised world.
'The best solutions are often simple'
ANIL LAUL , principal architect, Anangpur Building Centre, is best known for his advocacy of alternative technologies and building products. His …
"The digital divide is also about a divide in the mindset"
Sam Pitroda, regarded by many as the father of India’s telecom revolution, was in India recently for the Fourth Annual Baramati Initiative …
"Farmer's income is more important than foodgrain production"
Eminent agricultural scientist and chairperson, National Commission for Farmers (NCF), M S Swaminathan talks to Sourav Misra on agricultural …
"Whistleblowing is bound to increase"
Joyce Rothschild, professor of sociology, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, …
'Roughing it out in Lebanon was futile'
Selvakumar Sounthararani, a 36-year-old woman from the war-scarred northern town of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, worked in Beirut, Lebanon, as a …
"Natural resources need to be protected"
For centuries the people in Bhinyad, a village in Barmer district, Rajasthan, been planning their agricultural activities while preserving the …
'It really riles me to see developing countries pushed into a corner'
Tough-talking Malaysian negotiator Wen Lian Ting explains why the North's stand on forests is morally unjust and politically untenable
'We need technology, but on our own terms'
Nanuram Rawat was the adhyaksha of the gram sabha in Seed, one of the first gramdan villages where environmental resources have been regenerated …
GM food can cause cancer
French scientist GILLES-ERIC SÉRALINI unmasked the dangers of genetically modified brinjal, almost approved for commercial production in …
"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 …
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 …
'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 …
"Small hydropower is unique"
In 2002, at least 42,221 small hydropower (SHP) stations were operating in China, supplying adequate power to more than 300 million people. This …
Imbalances need to be improved
Egbert Pelinck , director general, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, spoke to Prakash Khanal on …
'Slow, creeping catastrophe'
Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Michael Zammit Cutajar, speaks to Anju …
"A mining company is an elusive animal"
Roger Moody is the director of Nostromo Research, which investigates mining practices around the world. A leading critic of the …
Governments alone cannot combat pollution
P K Ray an eminent immunotoxicologist and director, Bose Institute, Calcutta, spoke to Amit Nair on the various issues related to human health
"Where there is some project, they need explosives"
Nagpal Tea Stall, 29 Rajpur Road, Dehradun. Raju sips his tea, eyes glued to the television. Then his eyes light up as he hears talk of Bhutan. …
"We have won against the army"
Muhammad Ali Shah has been crusading for the rights of fisherfolk for the past three decades. Presently he heads the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (…
"We have done precious little"
Tado Karlo, professor of physics, Northeast Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh tells Nitin Sethi that …
"Laws are modified to suit MNCs"
A transfer order on May 10, 2005, cut short A Ramakrishnan's crusade against sub-standard food and drugs and malpractices by companies like …
‘We rule out films by corporates’
Lucia Rikaki’s inspirations range from ancient civilisations to films to communities fostered by the Internet. An acclaimed documentary …
"We need a revolution in global trade"
Walden Bello is professor of Sociology and Public Administration at the University of the Philippines, and executive director of the Bangkok-…