Green illusios
Germany is swamped in a controversy about a study which says sustainable development can be achieved only when the consumption of resources is reduced and relations between the North and the South are more equitable
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Honing old homing skills
DESPITE India being a country with an ancient tradition of building houses which used little energy in construction and maintenance, the majority of our government housing and construction
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Developing distress
The birth pangs of development have been faced so far by the downtrodden, but things need to change soon
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Indian weather prediction model outdated, imprecise
an archaic weather prediction model, giving out one national forecast for the country's six climatic zones, is fast losing its utility in the face of far more accurate models used by global
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Decline of the Aravallis
The pressure on land threatens the vivid and spectacular biodiversity of these hills
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For a fistful of dollars
MR BUSH says he will go to Rio as he is now satisfied with the global agreement of climate. Nothing can be a sharper indictment of the climate convention. Whereas the world needs long-term
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Take heed!
Worldwide increase in temperatures is becoming a major cause for concern
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Counting sheep
Island sheep may help resolve a fierce debate in ecology about population crashes. British researchers are using sheep populations on St Kilda, a remote archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to
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Much heat generated over energy tax proposal
The proposed energy tax has run into heavy weather in Europe, despite strong backing from Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
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The global green farce
At UNCED the inclustrialised countries do not want any serloys restructuring of their economies or their lifestyles to save the earth. But the Brazil conference will see a major effort to got developing countries to share the burden of change. Des
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Born dead
<i>I</i><i>n the story from the great Indian epic, </i> Mahabharat <i>, the legendary hero Arjun was once telling his wife Shubhadra how to penetrate the virtually unassailable ancient battle formation, </i> Chakravyuha <i>, destroy it and get out unscat
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Oiling the wheels of globallisation
The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence
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Do or die
Rainfed areas will have to be the focus for India's future agricultural revival. But as the past shows we need a different paradigm of development. "Rainfed areas require approaches to agricultural
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The original Mus
Researchers zero in on the Indian subcontinent as the possible birthplace of that most evasive of pesky mammals the house mouse
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Good housekeeping
Traditional architecture makes for better homes
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Delhi tops the country in fatal road accidents and in number of pedestrians and cyclists falling victim, says new CSE assessment
CSE releases the assessment of road accidents and accident hotspots; presents findings of its safety audit; puts forth an action plan Deadly tally: About 16 deaths and 58 road injures per hour in
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What ails India's wind pattern study?
cyclone Gonu has showed up the chinks in India's wind pattern research. The cyclone lashed Oman on June 4, 2007, and delayed monsoon in India by a week. Indian scientists, including the India
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Will the Aral Sea ever come back?
"Forgive us, Aral. Please come back." These words written in chalk, on a ship sftKk in a sandy wasteland, which was once the bustling shore of the world"s fourth largest lake, the Aral Sea, tell a graphic tale of the human toll caused by am of the w
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Going round and round
Earth is getting wider near the equator
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Book chronicles threat to mangroves
Inauguration of Sunderban Wetlands in Kolkata Bookfair 2008 is a prelude to the predicament of the mangrove treasure trove, threatened by the phenomena of global warming. Mr Kiranmoy Nanda, fishery minister of West Bengal, Mr Tushar Kanjilal and other dignitaries attended the inaugural ceremony. The price tag for Sunderban Wetlands is Rs 500 and is available at the Benfish store in the fair. Written by Dr Madhumita Mukherjee, joint secretary of the fisheries department, government of West Bengal, the book highlights the recent changes in the biodiversity of Sunderbans and its impact on the people living there. Dr Mukherjee said that the ecological changes in the region have affected the lives of the animals and human beings. She also said that efforts are being made to ensure that people of Sunderbans can take benefit of alternative livelihood based on the results of scientific research. Mr Tushar Kanjilal, who has spent 40 years in Sunderbans, expressed his concern on the recent changes the region. In his speech, Mr Kanjilal spoke of the "environmental refugees' in Sunderbans, people who were compelled to migrate as the sea has swallowed their home. He said that the complete destruction of forests in 54 out of 102 islands in the Sunderban has taken its toll as two islands has already been wiped off. While speaking of the region, Mr Kiranmoy Nanda said: "The Sunderbans is like our mother.' He said that the government is making efforts to ensure protection and optimum utilisation of natural resources in the area. He said that filled canals are being restructured and measures are taken to protect the mangrove. He also said that for the weed collectors in Sunderbans, the government is looking for alternative source of living that will also connect them with the wetlands. Mr Nanda is hopeful that the upcoming 40000 sweet water bodies in Sunderbans, in addition to the existing 33000 will improve the situation. All the speakers were of opinion that the book is a storehouse of information that will help all those want to delve into the unknown facets of Sunderbans.