Expressly defending white asbestos
The asbestos cement industry is back on the sly with its misinformation campaign. On July 15, 2003, The Indian Express and The Financial Express …
Handy testing kit
Ever wanted to find out whether there is urea in the milk you consume or if oil of argemone has found its way in your mustard oil? Rasoi Kasauti, …
Alcohol ads: Teens targeted?
A recent study in the US reports that magazines popular with teenagers such as Rolling Stone and People tend to carry more alcohol advertisements.…
Paperless news
Scientists in the us have developed an ultra-thin electronic display that could well transform into an e-newspaper. The black and white display …
Book notice: Farmer-led Participatory Research - Cases from Western India
Centralised models of development don't work; local knowledge and traditional methods do, especially in the realms of farming and water …
Peppy periodical: Future Energy
The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency's (meda) publication meda News has now evolved into a full-fledged quarterly magazine christened Future …
Tobacco ban - Blatant blackmail
The Rajya Sabha's clearance of the tobacco bill has attracted an ad from the industry criticising the ban imposed on the sale of tobacco products …
China debunks greens
China recently released a policy document debunking environmentalists' accusations that it was exploiting the Himalayan region for the benefit of …
Book notice: Global green guide
Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development 2002/2003 The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway Earthscan Publications …
AIDS messages: tell-all, or nothing?
What do Sushma Swaraj and George W Bush have in common? A mutual contempt of condoms, for one. The us president is known to prefer spreading the …
Centuries before Americas hosted sophisticated agrarian civilisations
Book >> 1491, New Revelations Of The Americas Before Columbus by Charles C Mann Vintage Books 2006
Inviting disaster
DUI PAATAN KE BEECH MEIN (BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP RIVER) A documentary by Arvind Sinha Duration: 116 minutes
Baby food ad market alive
When the amendment to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act 1992 banned advertising and promotional activity for …
The earliest humans swam 100,000 years ago, but swimming remains a privileged pastime
This year the OECD reported that only one in four people in low-income countries can swim
Iatrogenesis unbound: Review of 'Healers or Predators?'
A rare anthology of medical cases investigated to expose the corrupt underbelly of healthcare
Rite of passage
At its heart, Killa is essentially a coming-of-age movie shot beautifully
Website review: Eat safely
Log on to this recently launched website of Union ministry of health and family welfare, government of India. It will show you what a grand …
Fed up with baby food
Is baby food advertising unethical? Yes, thinks the government. It has issued notification to enforce an amendment to the Infant Milk Substitutes,…
California dreaming
California is famous for environmental awareness campaigns. Last month, the government banned the purchase of sports utility vehicles by the state.…
Website review: http://www.indiastat.com
From the minutest details of India's administrative set-up to statistics on villages, this A - Z compendium is a treasure house for academics, …
Grassroots NGOs by women for women
Book>> Grassroots ngos by Women for Women by Femida Handy, Meenaz Kassam, Suzanne Feeney, Bhagyashree Ranade
Review of 'Trees of Delhi', a book by Pradip Krishen
Book>>Trees of Delhi A Field Guide by Pradip Krishen Penguin Books India>> Dorling Kindersley 2006
Capturing imagination of stakeholders National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
BOOK>> Capturing Imagination of Stakeholders National Rural Employment Guarantee Act by K S Gopal Centre for Environment Concerns (CEC) …
Bheed: A brave, flimsy take
Bheed is a loud social commentary that falls flat due to the weight of too many half-cooked stories & characters sequenced into a linear …
Deliberate poisoning
Will a study induce government to check contamination of waterbodies by arsenic from coalmines?