First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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The big cat cover up: the truth behind the Indian tiger crisis
This report has clearly shown that a tiger crisis exists today, and that unless drastic action is taken, India will lose its tigers.
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Village voices, forest choices - joint forest management in India
This book offers the first comprehensive examination of revolutionary changes occurring in the management of India's forests. It also explores the historical roots of deforestat-ion, the alienation of tribal peoples, and their reentry into resource management. The institutional, economic, ecological, and political implications of this historic transition in forest control are critically discussed.
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The tiger call
In this century alone, three sub-species of tiger were driven into extinction, the Bali, Javan and Caspian. Tragically, the other five sub-species are at risk of meeting the same fate. The tiger faces on onslaught of illegal killing throughout its range, and its forest habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate.
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The political wilderness: India's tiger crisis
Three sub-species of tigers have become extinct this century - without a whisper - and only five remain. As India is home to two thirds of the world population of tigers, this report stands as a plea to act to reverse the rapid loss of India's wildlife and forests.
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Protection of nature parks: whose business?
This publication presents the proceedings of a debate on the state of the national parks and sanctuaries, and whether the people living in and around these protected areas should be involved in their management or not.
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Slow murder: the deadly story of vehicular pollution in India
This report discusses the issue of smog and smog makers with shocking revelations on vehicular pollution.
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Threatened birds
In a recent presentation on The Threatened Birds of India, at the India International Centre, New Delhi, Bikram Grewal, a prolific writer on the birds of India, revealed the sad
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Switching speeds
Scientists develop a new switch to revolutionise fibre opti techniques
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Forget me not
It is commonplace to find disks with gigabyte capacity. But now, two scientists, C R Stroud and M W Noel, working at Rochester University, have been able to manipulate the position of
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Patent tactics
The US applies pressure over new patents law on drugs in Brazil amidst stringent criticism