Trojan fish?

MONEYMAKERS

MAIght of OECD

A no-holds-barred treaty on investments would hand over the world on a platter to MNCs

Housing plan, at sea

An artificial reef could be the ideal habitat for threatened sea creatures

Unfounded fears

Although non-governmental organisations have come of age, apprehensions about their work persist

Natural is in

Synthetics are no longer coveted as natural fibres are being used for making everything from cars to tennis rackets

Big and mysterious

The current theory of planet formation has just been proved wrong. It is time astrophysicists got back to the drawing- board

Miffed with the greens

Conscious of the pressure upon them, representatives of industry discuss environmental matters at length in the automobile manufacturers' annual meet

Smart homes

Soon, your house could take care of simple household functions, such as controlling heating and lighting

Tobacco wars

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Ticketless travel

Electronic tickets are fast becoming popular in the us and Canada

The Rural Sector Opportunities and challenges

To deal with 'economic poverty', it is necessary to deal with 'ecological poverty'. And people's participation is necessary to undertake …

A look at the future

There is, therefore, no dearth of opportunities that can and should be seized to get rid of poverty and illiteracy, improve living standards, and …

THE GREEN CRUSADE

Over a year has passed since Germany's Green party came to power in 1998 by joining hands with their allies, the Social Democrats. Looking back, …

The CO2 factor

Global warming, say researchers, was responsible for mass extinction of life forms some 200 million years ago

Playing God

The creation of the first artificial dna gives rise to endless possibilities

Reviving nature

A professor heralds hope and greenery into a remote Orissa village to set it free from a web of untouchability, superstition, illiteracy and poverty

Words of wisdom

The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance

A close look at particles

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A lesson for India

Despite disputes over commercialisation of forest produce, experts believe the movement will not be derailed. Meanwhile, India can take a lesson …

A troubled frontier

A government circular aimed at ending commercialisation of forests in the terai affects the hills, too. In the process, it threatens to derail …

Chronicling CFM

Community forestry, as it is practiced today, is a result of the government's willingness to learn from its past mistakes. Also, traditional …

When laws make out laws

Everybody's a loser. Forest guards die for laws that cannot be defended. Poor people get exploited. Veerappan rules the jungle. Sandalwood trees …

Modified treaty

The Biosafety Protocol has finally been adopted in the hope that it will bring some transparency into the trade in genetically-modified products. …

Shawls, an antelope and the law

The question is not just of farming chiru. It is about the policy that a country should have towards wildlife conservation, forest dwelling …