Burmese teak profitable for Indian traders
The pressing need for foreign exchange is being cited as the reason for the government giving in to demands from timber traders to be allowed to …
Super panel proposed to promote research
The setting-up of a national research body and reviving the cabinet committee on science and technology are among the steps the government is …
Controversy follows Russian offer
A Russian-Uzbek offer to finance the Tehri dam has sparked fresh debate over the building of the massive structure in what many contend is an …
Feud over fishing starts a fire in Kerala village
Violence erupts in a quiet fishing village in south Kerala over the rights of traditional fisherfolk to resources of the sea.
The East Coast Road to ecological disaster
Work on the Madras-Cuddalore stretch of the East Coast Road has been suspended following objections that construction had begun without the …
Behavioural changes is the way to curb AIDS
Doctors and social workers advocate awareness as the best way to prevent AIDS, a disease that has no vaccine or cure, from spreading.
Tatas canvass public support for prawn project
As the Tatas try to counter public opposition to their prawn farm, the environment ministry looks on passively.
Biopesticide delay plagues malaria control plan
As scientists debate which of two new pesticides should be used in the fight against malaria, the toll in the disease slowly rises.
Government sets limited role for proposed tribunal
The government's decision to set up a tribunal to decide compensation cases is being seen as an attempt to compromise the establishment of …
The earth may shake, but life goes on
The fragile ecology of the Garhwal Himalaya witnessed another season of cloudbursts, landslides and flash floods -- made worse by the 1991 …
Will MNCs displace the domestic industry?
MNCs are virtually shutting out indigenous manufacturers from the urban slice of the telecom pie, but the fault is not entirely theirs.
Ministries clash over project clearances
Despite an acute power shortage in the country, the ministries of power and environment find each other the main obstacles in achieveing their …
Kamal Nath buys time on Chilika
Environment minister Kamal Nath has been caught in the firing line on the Chilika Aquatic Farms project. His order for an environmental impact …
Raping the forest for ephemeral fashions
Forest products have become a fad in industrialised countries and are used to make a wide range of things, from ice creams to shampoos. For the …
Tribals oppose uranium mining
Villagers, students, welfare organisations and opposition parties have come together and formed a council to protest the proposed mining and …
Dams and poaching doom dolphins
There are just 5,000 river dolphins left in India and unless strict measures are undertaken to protect the remaining population, warn experts, …
Tightening nuts and bolts in the ITIs
The World Bank is sponsoring two projects to upgrade technical courses in Indian technical training institutes
IMF package leads Pakistan to disaster
A short-term economic policy has meant more unemployment and poverty as well as a slower growth rate and environmental degradation
'Scoot'ing for green lights on Delhi's roads
Policemen are trying to import software which will bring order to the chaos that is traffic in the Capital
Commission of omissions
After prolonged negotiations, what the Rio summit has produced is a weak and poorly represented commission on sustainable development
Protect the tuskers damn the carvers
In its enthusiasm to protect tuskers from being killed, the government has extended the worldwide ban on ivory trade to India as well. Left in …
The closing of the gates
A controversy boiled over when the construction sluices were closed abruptly and affected scores of people
Time for India to take stock
The new trade order ordained by GATT affects India's entire economy. Some consider it a new form of colonialism, but others see it as a bountiful …
Care club
A new approach to sustainability may serve as the ultimate magic wand for solving global environmental problems
Dupont decried
After the Thapar-Dupont plant was driven out of Goa, and it found a refuge in Tamil Nadu, a ho,n,t's nest has again been stirred up