Indian media on riots in Uganda

India's economic growth is shortsighted

Mark Lynas and the demeaning of science

He’s fuzzy on facts and low on science, but the campaigner gets big media support

The idea of corruption

Floods blacked out but real

Hindon river Gasping for breath

PR companies give public face to corporate agenda

How is South Asia faring on energy?

A new publication on energy in the region raises critical questions

Ads term gutkha ban unfair

Analysts call the ads misleading; health ministry plans action against industry

EU resumes aid payments to a more democratic Guinea

Simply Put: On leave

NCERT textbook: An excercise in multi-culturalism

The new National Council of Educational Research and Training (ncert) textbook on mathematics for class 1 is a welcome change from the earlier …

Balarama Digest: Kid stuff?

If you think free publicity, like 'free lunch', is a no-no in this newly liberalised world of ours, you have got it all wrong. Take a dekko at …

Website review: Sleuthing for information

Nosy journalists are urged to take a dekko at this website of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The project is …

Privacy police: Total information awareness

The US congress is facing a key decision on the controversial Total Information Awareness programme. The programme seeks to construct and put …

Survey: Making waves

While it is known that radio reaches about 90 per cent of India's population, what is new -- and good news -- is that it is an extremely …

Very fat bill: Obesity Research

64 per cent of Americans are obese. This is costing the nation a pretty weighty penny. According to the study -- State-Level Estimates of Annual …

A silver lining: Quotes from the earth

Till very recently, it was taken for granted in India that film festivals were avenues, which encouraged critical voices. Selection committees …

Revisiting Gandhi in the age of social media

For the Mahatma, “science without humanity” was one of the "seven deadly sins", due to which, people could become slaves or victims …

Ultimate reality TV

Forget Survivor and Fear Factor. Thanks to embedded media you can now watch and read about the exploits of your favourite journalist in the midst …

Scientific research - Mutual admiration cycle

Scientists seeking the spotlight are adversely impacting the quality of scientific research, says a recent article in Nature magazine. Scientists …

NYT op-ed: Rift over green policy?

On January 12, 2004, the New York Times carried an op-ed article by former us Environment Protection Agency administrator Christie Todd Whitman. …

Vatavaran 2003

Into its second year as the exclusive National Environment and Wildlife Film Festival of India, Vatavaran 2003 will screen seventy films on …

Satirist Dario Fo sued

Nobel Prize-winning Italian playwright Dario Fo has been sued for defaming Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in his new satire The Two-…

Documentary review: Swaraj, the Little Republic

It is a well established practice for non-governmental organisations (ngos) to produce documentary films/videos. Over the last few years, some …