Naseeruddin does better than Streep
The puckish wit of the actor-turned-anchorperson in Turning Point has contributed to the popularity of the programme
Closed systems, open minds
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been doing research on health and environment in the public interest. But most government …
Celebrating WSF 2004
When 80,000 people talk it makes noise. So it wasn't unusual for the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) in Mumbai to be snidely called a huge '…
Living inside social media eco chambers: Ideological conditioning through information bias
Combined with rampant misinformation that circulates through the internet, most users dive deep into an ideological pitfall: They end up building …
Common science
A website helps people observe and understand nature while gathering scientific data
Virtual coast guard
Non-profits develop web application to monitor haphazard development along Indian coastline
LIC’s unhealthy choice
Life Insurance Corporation invested more than Rs 3,500 crore last year in the tobacco industry
Amicus curiae flags sudden discharge from dams, lack of forecasting for Kerala floods
All 79 Kerala dams were geared up for power generation, irrigation; not controlling flood: report
Sailesh Nayak Committee report on coastal zone regulations released 18 months after submission
The report recommends several relaxations in a previous notification, aimed at boosting tourism and real estate
WTO Ministerial Conference: India objects to agriculture draft text
India believes that some members are pushing for an accelerated phasing out of agriculture export subsidy
Cyber dystopia
Novel>>The Circle • by David Eggers • Alfred Knopf • Kindle Edition • US $9.99
Politics of the Internet
Regulating the Internet to keep it free of pressures from governments and corporate interests is turning tougher for the UN
Green guide
GREEN MARKETING, OPPORTUNITY FOR INNOVATION·Second edition·Jacquelyn A Ottman· NTC Business Books, USA, 1998
Environment ministry’s desperate attempts to suppress expert panel report on Western Ghats
Defies Information Commission’s order and obtains stay from Delhi High Court to keep the report out of public domain
Who owns our identity?
Between Nilekani’s UID and National Population Register’s KYR+is a huge mess and a looming nightmare
German company penalised for ‘Bhopal sister’ plant accident in US
A fatal explosion in the pesticide manufacturer’s plant in 2008 had led the US environment agency to draw a parallel with Bhopal gas …
Points to ponder
Right to information and transparency in eia are critical for public participation in development projects
Doing very nicely without IPRs
We need to re-imagine the role of the state in creating knowledge without intellectual property rights
Blood on the Internet
Governments are censoring digital content on the ground that it infringes intellectual property rights or offends people. Can they be stopped?
World Cities Day: How humans and robots can co-exist in cities
Robots are taking on more tasks in the world’s cities but create more challenges for policymakers
How Dolly was cloned
A HISTORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY·Michel Morange· translated by Matthew Cobb·Oxford University Press·pp336·Rs 495
Futile deadlines: Afforestation drive in 5 states along Ganga is over with just 22% of target being met
Experts have questioned as to whether the Ganga catchment area is really available for afforestation
Digital water information system for efficient, sustainable management
Structured data sets are required to conduct adequate research, translate data into definite findings
Diagnose the discord
Latest data shows that cancer is rising sharply in India. It's time we understood the intriguing facts from cancer registries to frame a more …
A tab on wishlist
As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market