State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Green charade
US 'inside player' environmental groups slip into oblivion
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WSSD: dialogue of the deaf
The needs of many were once again compromised to accommodate the demands of a powerful few. Given the alarming tilt towards self interest and unilateralism by the rich, will the concerns of poor countries ever be addressed in global negotiations? <p> <a
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Going wild
Weeds become stronger after accidentally acquiring genes from genetically engineered crops
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Beijing s Kyoto Tilt
The Chinese state council announced recently that it is on the verge of approving the Kyoto Protocol. Though the Chinese parliament is yet to ratify the treaty, it is known to rubber stamp decisions
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Backlash
A few decades ago, nobody would have imagined that pesticides like aldrin and DDT would one day be banned. But times are changing. The industry is feeling the heat due to recent research and
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United we slam
The Pacific island nations of Tuvalu, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, the Marshall Islands and the Cook Islands have one thing in common: they may all be wiped out in 50 years. Because climate change has
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Offshoots
September 11 brings down jet planes, and the temperature
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International body to study climatic variations
Plans are afoot in India to establish an institute for conducting research on issues related to climate change. The International Institute on Science and Technology Capacity Building for developing
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I was surprised at the sweep of the judgment
<font class=UCASE>T N GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD</font> filed a writ petition in 1995, which led the Supreme Court to ban all kinds of felling in any state without prior permission from the Union government. He lives a life away from the spotlight today, as
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Exposure: Portrait of a corporate crime
Photos of Bhopal by Raghu Rai