Travails of democracy
Democracy must widen to cover international politics and institutions
Environment Politics
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Smogging em out
A novel method has been devised to shame politicians in Canada, who have not taken action to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Global non-governmental organisation (ngo) Greenpeace is
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Three brackets to Johannesburg
An inconclusive Bali PrepCom meet only takes confusion and procrastination to Rio 10
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Rightwinging Europe
The rout of France's rightwing National Front, by an unprecedented margin, is undoubtedly a victory for the anxious liberal sentiment. The danger, though, is not past. At a time when Europe stands as the only counterpoint for the US, the rise of the far r
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The world loves a rogue
Children of war: the real casualties are the poor and the marginalised
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Seeing land for trees
wood markets could be created to the advantage of both industry and rural communities
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Wishful thinking
The finance minister’s budget speech has come and gone. As analysts sit down to shred it to bits, Down To Earth looks at a wish list of proposals for a green budget
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Salvaged sands
One man commission's rebuff forces Goa government to jettison proposal to privatise beach
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Going under
Tehri prepares for a watery grave as the controversial dam becomes a grim reality
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Forest war
Naxalism started as a movement against land alienation. Today it has become a popular movement against natural resource alienation, particularly forests. Large areas of densely forested regions in the country are controlled by Naxalites. In these