It was the Stockholm conference, held exactly 20 years ago, which put environmental issues on the global agenda for the first time. But the contours of environmental negotiapons have changed a great deal from those early days
Report on Kyoto Protocol delayed
In 1986, for the 8th consecutive, year, the district of Jaisall faced another year of severe famine and drought. T year's drought was unprecedented, affecting 26 out of 27 disti of Rajasthan.
To ensure profitable agro exports, the South will have to cater to acute Northern green anxieties
Indian lakes are no longer serene waterbodies. Instead, they have become stinking cesspools, a result of continuous inflow of sewage and massive siltation. As the lakes die a premature death, the question that arises is who is responsible for this sorry s
Shifting over to sustainable agriculture requires a new climate for convincing and aiding farmers to change the existing practices
RAJASTHAN Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and his cabinet are busy wooing Israeli expertise in, of all things, water management. The first entrant is Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd, a Tel
During the Auto Expo 2000, most carmakers were seen going ahead with diesel models. But the makers of two stroke two wheelers decided to announce an emissions warranty on their products. A small step forward
Anti obesity drug market set to get bigger
Karnataka s groundwater situation alarming, says report
What appear to be vestigial or redundant organs need not be so, as the Spalax ehrenberghi teaches us
A N Yellappa Reddy, secretary, department of ecology and environment, government of Karnataka, spoke to Down To Earth about the unique sacred and medicinal plant resorts that have come up in the
Quarry quarrel In response to the Amey Roadstone Corporation's (ARC) appeal to the Somerset County Council for doubling the size of its Whatley quarry in Mendip Hills, Somerset, British
• An award called 'zile ki sabse hari panchayat' was announced on December 6 by the environment ministry, for the best afforestation result achieved by a panchayat in each district. •
Akhtar Hameed Khan is one of Asia's foremost social organisers. The Orangi Pilot Proiect, Karachi's outstanding slum development programme, testifies to his innovative approach in empowering ordinary people to transform their environment
:id fatigue' in the West is changing the perception of the development paradigm of the poorer countries
Western models of development have blackballed the role of
Everybody loves a good drought. Few understand it. Especially the Indian media
Orissa cyclone death toll was higher due to the destruction of mangrove forests
The forest department intervenes to spoil a successful conservation programme of a Haryana village. An assement by Richard Mahapatra
