Tribute to Gopal Kadekodi—the man of ecological economics and more

Gopal Kadekodi has made major contributions to science, society, environment and humanity, among others

“My room used to be full of used napkins”

A Muruganatham, 47, of Coimbatore, invented a machine that makes 1,000 sanitary napkins daily. He also improvised a vending machine that can …

The revival of indigo

A school principal in Bihar revives the cultivation of the crop that symbolised the independence struggle

The back up man

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On Robert Zoellick, new World Bank president

Forestmaker

A man who has done commendable work in afforestation remains hidden from the limelight

Realities unmasked

A look at the prescribed guidelines for PCB appointments reveals glaring loopholes

Gandhian social worker Indu Tikekar passes away

"Sir, did you get a cut on my dam?"

I don't approve the methods of Naxals

'Centre must hold peace talks with Maoists'

Parliamentary panel moots penalty for misleading celebrity endorsements

Celebrities featuring in misleading advertisements of products should be penalised with a fine of up to Rs. 50 lakh and five years of imprisonment,…

Sensitive economics

Anil Agarwal's article, "The poverty of Amartya Sen", publised in the December 15, 1999 issue of Down To Earth , has drawn a number of …

I compete with birds

When Peter Kaestner is not holding visa interviews at the US Embassy in Delhi, he prefers nurturing his ambition of spotting all the 10,000 …

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Builder of bridges across troubled waters

Greening the industry

The Centre for Science and Environment ( CSE) releases the environmental rating of the pulp and paper sector. Participants laud CSE efforts …

Moses of Longleng

How the efforts of an individual brought prosperity to a remote town in the Northeast

GREEN WARRIOR

LAW AND DISORVER

Celebrities warming up to climate change

NREGA activists who paid with their lives Narayan Hareka (Orissa)

Gore, Blair take a dig at India on climate change