Killing the Musi river

New world

Joel Kovel . Published by Zed Books . 2002 . Price: not stated

Teachers' union wary of Al Gore's DVDs

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Yatra route to politics

Inspired by Marx

An audacity of hope

Civil society calls on govts to reject WTO e-commerce talks

Some WTO members announce new talks, which were rejected by the membership at the last Ministerial, at the WEF

When do politicians get to think?

The people’s representative is facing a paradox: Of keeping away from people due to COVID-19. A good vision is needed to make good politics

How the growing “one water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars

Solutions to floods, droughts and pollution that look upstream, downstream and everywhere in between save dollars and make sense

Political turmoil in 2016 can be traced back to 2008 financial crisis

Here is a highlight of key political and economic developments across the globe in 2016 and a look at future prospects

Rush to form political parties in India

The rush to form political parties is triggered by Finance Minister Jaitly’s proposal in his budget speech to amend section 2 of the …

Masterly exploration of the state of Earth

Earth in the Balance Al Gore Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd, London Price: £14.95

Filthy lucre

US's Democrats and Republicans break common bread over the fairness, or otherwise, of the Regulatory Reform Bill that could make industry …

Deep in the Woods

When it comes to management of forests in the US, the timber industry and environmentalists have traditionally been at loggerheads. Whoever wins, …

Bhopal revisited

The government department to provide relief to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy may be closed down

A brigand called government

Whatever the outcome of the hostages crisis in Karnataka, stupid sandalwood protection laws will keep creating smugglers out of India's exploited …

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

Democracy or dependance

Will the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) be able to deliver on its promises?

Courting controversy

Ram Naik passes a death sentence for Dahanu's fragile ecology

Look who's talking!

The president of the world's most polluting country blames India for global warming

Food safety

In the wake of genetically-modified food flooding the Indian markets, 25 farmers' groups call for a 10-year moratorium on such food

Book review: Profound primer

Providing a good text is the primary step, now that environmental studies have become a scheduled subject at the graduate level in all …

A political drought

Green politics

Is your government signing away your future rights to the world's natural resources?