Another, after Arun
The government of Nepal has again plunged into a major hydropower project after the Arun fiasco
Brazil's sorrow
From homeland to terra incognita, the indigenous lands of Brazil have today fallen prey to a draconian decree
Green, yet mean
Reducing vehicular pollution and promoting the automobile industry: the twain shall probably never meet. A UK government survey too, does not …
Networking a change
East Asian countries could be in for trouble if they continue to pursue developmental policies that are not eco-friendly
Crying out for aid
With one of the highest growth rate of AIDS cases in the world, India sees a boom in 'opportunistic infections' baffling doctors
Vedic chants on the ether
The Vedas have hit cyberspace, and a modern institute, which follows an ancient system of imparting knowledge, is India's answer to the myriad …
To Russia, with love
Russia's forests receive a shot in the arm following a recent international decision to protect them from logging
Dumping right
At last, Russia signs an agreement to tackle the massive radiation pollution in its sea and land
"Polluters pay"
For the first time, the Chinese government will charge Shanghai citizens for treating waste water
The hanta phantom
Indian scientists suspect the presence of hantavirus - one of the. most dreaded killers of modern times - in Gujarat
Vanishing woodstocks
British green campaigners direct their wrath on Scandinavian timber suppliers who are ravaging the last of the region's verdant tracts
The water war
The watermark offailure on the Government of India's mantle glares everybody in theface, as two warring riparian states flex their muscles in …
A whole new world!
Why are we and the universe around us made of matter and not antimatter? Scientists at last create antimatter particles to lead us on to a …
Nuclear day-dreaming
A cloud o criticism forms over the proposal to set up a high-power nuclear plant at Kudangulam in Tamil Nadu
Valley revisited
To help chart afresh course to conserve the Silent Valley National Park, activists who stopped a dam's installation in the region met in the Park …
Future tense
Asian countries voice concern over the irresponsible attitude of the North in reduction of greenhouse gases
Rings and wings
Information gathered by the spacecraft Cassini may solve many riddles about the next-most interesting planet after Mars
A chance to waste
Political parties want the government of India to ratify the Basel ban on import of hazardous waste
Cash flows
The Indian government has procured a massive loan from the World Bank to deal with malaria
Pilgrimage or carnage
Two crore pilgrims visit the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala annually, and the environment pays dearly for it
Damn these dams
While dam-busting, engineers should take care to save the entire river system from degradation
Summing up poverty
The latest Human Development Report highlights the need for people- and resource-friendly development
A question of ethics
At a recent conference on bio-ethics, scientists-expressed, the need to check the, misuse biotechnology
Oily hopes
Red palm oil could be a potent source of beta-carotenes which help in combating vitamin A deficiency
Road to ruin
The latest roadshow planned by the Delhi government may just wind up hitting the ridge and bifurcating a sanctuary