Website review: http://www.tarahaat.com
If you are a Net-savvy villager in north India, Tarahaat.com could easily become your favourite haunt on the Web. For starters, the website …
Girish Karnad: A not very subtle environmental message
Noted theatre and cinema auteur Girish Karnad died June 10, 2019 morning; here's looking back at his film Cheluvi
Future in the past
FUTURE OF PROGRESS: REFLECTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Edited by Vandana Shiva, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Edward Goldsmith and Martin Khor …
Book review: Making amends?
"Demanding Accountability: Civil-Society Claims and the World Bank Inspection Panel" Edited by Dana Clark, Jonathan Fox and Kay Treakle Rainbow …
Star strike
With environmentalists failing to hold back destructive activities in us national parks, musicians have decided to take on the crusade
Toyota's tall claim
Reducing automobile emissions to zero is perfectly possible, claims a recent Toyota advertisement. The ad describes how the auto giant's hybrid …
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
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 …
Colour of desire
Book>> A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire by Amy Butler Greenfield, HarperCollins, New York 2006
Exploring Mekong expedition
Book>> Mad About The Mekong by John Keay, Exploration and Empire in Southeast Asia Harper Collins London 2005
Limited agency
Book>> NGO Diplomacy The Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations in International Environmental Negotiations Edited by Michele M Betsill …
Demand charter from children for education, health sectors
Report>>Ensuring Universal Access To Health and Education in India, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, Delhi 2007
Agronomic recommendations: How are antibiotics being used on crops?
A few antibiotics considered critically important for human medicine are being recommended for use on over 100 crops, an analysis has found
CJI Bench sends fresh petition on FRA to Arun Mishra Bench
Since a similar matter is before the Mishra Bench, the CJI Bench has sent the new petition to it
How indigo spread
Indigo Plantations and Science in Colonial India by Prakash Kumar, Cambridge University Press, Rs 995
Polluted and revered
>> Dirty Sacred Rivers, Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis, by Cherly Colopy, Oxford Unversity Press, Rs 1295
How viable is nuclear energy
>>The Power of Promise, Examining Nuclear Energy in India, by M V Ramana, Penguin, Rs 699