Sustainable development, the buzzword in environmental circles, is largely misunderstood. It can only come about in a society which can learn from its mistakes in handling natural resources. This new column gives our readers the background of cont
JHARKHAND stretches from Bankura district in West Bengal to Surguja in Madhya Pradesh; and from Santhal Parganas of Bihar to Sambhalpur in Orissa. Approximately 1,87,646 sq km in area,
From archangels to archfiends the reputation of IAS officers has certainly nosedived. Anil Agarwal, director, Centre for Science and Environment, and N C Saxena, director, Lai Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie, share their v
NEARLY eight weeks after the March 14 fire that damaged a portion of the Nagarhole National Park and Reserve Forest -Asia's largest deciduous forest - the debate is on as to what happened on that
The Chikkapaclasolagi barrage, on the River Krishna in Karnataka, is said to be the country's first "people's dam". But having built the barrage, the local farmers now face an even bigger challenge
The Andhra Pradesh government is giving forests that sustain tribal communities to the Reliance group of industries for plantations. That, too, with the help of joint forest management institutions. The reason may be more than fund crunch
What, really, is the destination of the Indian Railways (IR)? Is it capable of meeting the growing demands? What is the reason behind the pathological dependence on import of high-cost technology? Is electrification the answer? G K KHARE, chairperson, Rai
<p>Aided by officialdom and politicos, polluting industries seem well cushioned against thunderous court orders</p>
Enzymes are the new, hip, ecof riendly detergent components
Trilbals dependent on the jungle's gifts fight it out in Bilaspur district
Industry in Asia's largest chemical unit zone is like a terrorist outfit, devastating the atmosphere and, reportedly, killing people
S K SINHA, former director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute IARI , is currently a National Professor at the Water Technology Centre. During his tenure, the IARI had seen intensive bask and applied research. Conventional
A lift irrigation system helps tribals in Gujarat fight the tyranny of the seasons
The birth pangs of development have been faced so far by the downtrodden, but things need to change soon
These are the days of frenetic crossborder data networking. Electronic cilia have crawled into almost every nook in the world where information could be waiting to be tapped or inserted. Access to a gigantic, and growing, well of information is a few keyb
Why are pretty films on wildlife so much more interesting than no holds barred environmental documentaries?
Ten winters since methyl isocyanate exhaled history"s deadliest industrial disaster on Bhopal, action on toxicity remains agonisingly inadequate. India needs the technical knowledge of the Western world. Union Carbide recently made available its vast scie
International organisations concentrating on the moral and material uplift of the underpriviledged
India finally tries to give real incentives to stop indigenous intelligence from migrating abroad
The Indian Railways has raised a stink by opting for an outdated Canadian software programme for controlling its freight operations
