Die Grnen
The Greens. Forebears of the present German Green party. What has happened to their ideals? Why is the party viewed just as a somnolent giant …
The great American whims
The murky wrangle between environmental zeroes and heroes of the 104th Congress in the US becomes evident
Wanted: a green spin doctor
Although considered a sensitive pressure group, the British Green Party badly needs to recover from languor and gain gloss
Greening German politics
The Green party, until recently the dark horse of German politics, is finally sitting pretty in the Bundestag, after years in the radical fringe
Industrialising agriculture dooms the sources of life
Greens contend that agricultural productivity can be increased many times with minimal use of water and a few external inputs, but most …
Spirit of Mandate 1996
Although women did not figure prominently in this year's elections, women power definitely proved to be a very heady potion for aspiring candidates
Weapons of the weak
In the current election, campaign, mainstream parties were once again caught napping on their environmental commitments, spurring a novel people'…
Hour of the green crusader
A third-party candidate - a renowned green lobbyist - has the US ballot watchers in a tizzy over possible outcomes of this year's presidential polls
Going green helps
The evidence is conclusive. Politicians who take care of the environment end up taking care of the people and their vote bank as well
Fielding politics
Commitment of a donor organisation to bring about a shift in the agrarian set-up should be matched by political machinations as well
In support of Hazare
Politicians, social activists and non-governmental organisations rally behind Anna Hazare
The joke's on the panchayat
The recent panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh was the latest edition of the mock ritual of decentralisation
World's first green party takes root
THE REST OF THE WORLD IS WATCHING: TASMANIA AND THE GREENS Edited by Cassandra Pybus and Richard Flanagan Publisher Pan Macmillan Publishers, …
Autopsy of a betrayal
The Prime Minister has exposed his political immaturity on a matter as grave as the Sardar Sarovar Project and the bureaucracy has forced his …
Save our democracy
The death of an activist in Gujarat following his arrest and the recent arrest of social workers in Uttar Pradesh gives rise to a number of questions
The Colour of GERMANY
For the first time in German history, the Green Party is part of the ruling coalition. The country is all set to embark upon new environmentally-…
Incorporating social welfare in national planning
FOUNDATIONS OF INDIA'S POLITICAL ECONOMY: TOWARDS AN AGENDA FOR THE 1990S Edited by Subroto Roy and William James . Publisher: Sage Publications,…
IN TUNE WITH THE MASSES
Before the elections, Congress's chances in Madhya Pradesh looked dismally thin. But an unusually high tribal turnout ensured that Digvijay Singh …
Performance pays
The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim, who were rated as the greenest chief ministers in a CSE survey, have retained power in their states
"Green" politicians?
A WWF charter urges political parties to address environmental issues in the forthcoming general elections
Power play
In 1999, Spencer Abraham tried to close down the US department of energy. Thanks to George W Bush, he now heads it
Leaving the farmer in his agony
The BJP government is set on introducing policies which will deepen the agrarian crisis instead of reviving the rural economy
"These are the times of one standard"
S P VASIREDDI, Chairperson and Managing Director, Vimta Labs Ltd, Hyderabad was recently in Delhi. NIDHI JAMWAL caught up with the scientist
Discussing Indo-US nuke deal
Book>> The Indo-US Nuclear Deal, A Reference Compilation Edited by S K Pande Published by the Delhi Union Journalists and its Media Centre, …