Worthy winners - Goldman prize

Julia Bonds, a grandmother living in the state of West Virginia, usa, has been awarded the 2003 Goldman environmental prize for her fearless …

Malaria in the Thar Desert: Facts, Figures and Future - Book review

One usually does not associate malaria with a desert environment. Common sense dictates that mosquitoes, that breed only in stagnant water, would …

Pollution: The crusade continues

US-based environmental pollution crusader Erin Brockovich and her partner Ed Masry are at it again. The target of their attention this time is …

Scotland schools ban fast food ads

Fast food advertising in vending machines in schools have been banned in Scotland. The move has been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight …

Salwa Judum: Nemesis of Chhattisgarh's tribals

Film>> India's Hidden War Directed by James Brabazon Produced by Sandra Jordan 30 minutes

Book review: Commercial cultivation of medicinal plants

It is an obvious business risk for a farmer to give up growing conventional crops that have assured returns and start growing medicinal plants. …

Book review: Waterlines by Amita Baviskar

Rivers are wellsprings of life. They give birth to civilisations, sustain livelihoods and sometimes even trigger wars. Rivers inspire awe and …

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Comic film on workings of big-business tobacco industry

British American Tobacco's documents smoked out

NGOs face obstacles in Eurasia, Eastern Europe on Internet

Water conservation slogans mandatory on Bhopal's hoardings

Healthy dining: Organic restaurant

Apna Dhaba in Vadodara promises sumptuous food, and all of it is homegrown and organic

When the commons vanish

Wild disruption

Even low concentrations of pollutants can alter animal behaviour

Sinister pattern

Analysis of Asian studies highlights universality of air pollution problem

A flavour of risk

Caffeine in soft drinks linked to high blood pressure

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Vidarbha's theatre of the jungle

PLAY>> atmahatya Directed by Sadanand Borkar Vidarbha

Extracts from 'Red Sun, Travels in Naxal Country'

Extracts from Red Sun, Travels in Naxal Country by Sudeep Chakravarty....

Conservation of nature post-privatisation

The book Nature Conservation in the New Economy sheds light on how not to stray away from the idea of justice when dealing with a rapidly …

Puppet power

Gyani Baba (wise saint, literarily), a seven feet-tall puppet with handle moustache, is up for a big task in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. He is …

Book review: Panchayats, democracy and development

In 1992 the Indian Parliament approved of the 73rd constitutional amendment, which made it mandatory for state governments to devolve powers to …

Report: Face financial risk - Ignore climate change

A 2003 report, Carbon Finance and the Global Equity Markets, identifies changing climate due to rising global average temperature as one of the …

Book review: Water's many nuances

The Rule of Water -- Statecraft, Ecology and Collective Action in South India By David Mosse Published by Oxford University Press New Delhi …