Community concerns
A two-day workshop, titled “Fishery-dependent Livelihoods, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity: The Case of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in India”, was held in New Delhi during 1-2 March
Sumana Narayanan
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Wild animals, birds need wider corridors
a popular solution offered to make wildlife migration easy is to develop strips that connects two forest fragments. These are called corridors. While their importance is beyond dispute, their size
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Health schemes caught between government & World Bank
india is set to make another round of changes in procurement norms for health schemes funded by World Bank loans. This follows the bank's review of Indian projects running on its loans, highlighting
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Invasive species in Western Ghats affects plants
it is believed when invasive species are introduced in an area they inhibit the growth of local plants by producing chemicals. There is another recent theory that suggests that invasives work by
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Little evidence to bacteria rich food claims
recently, several food products enriched with friendly bacteria have hit markets in India. The latest entrant, Yakult Danone's probiotic drink, claims that the lactose digesting bacteria added to
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Range size has a clue for threatened species
there is a new approach to find out if bird species are threatened. Usually, a bird is classified as endangered or critically endangered on the basis of its range size
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Will planting Causarina give protection against another tsunami?
Ever since the 2004 tsunami flattened coastal villages, the Tamil Nadu government has been raising sea walls and protective plantations on a priority basis to blunt the impact of sea waves. It
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Fisherfolk demand lifting of ban on sea cucumber fishing
a delegation of fisherfolk representatives met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in September. Top on their agenda was a demand to lift a ban imposed in 1982 by the Union Ministry of Environment and
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Scientists say palm trees can predict climate change
palms can reflect climatic changes. Researchers have found Trachycarpus fortunei, a Chinese palm, generally found in warmer conditions, is now found even in temperate regions including southern
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Pros and cons of using wastewater for irrigation
reuse of wastewater for irrigation is touted as an environmentally sound practice. But little is known about its long-term effects. A recent study from Jordan says that the frequent use of treated
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Sethusamudram's financial woes
<font class="UCASE">a controversy </font> is raging in the media over the financing of the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project. Several news sources, quoting a bank in charge of securing loans for the project, said that the project "may never happen' since the costs have gone through the roof and the old loan terms have lapsed. When contacted by <i>Down To Earth</i>, the