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Blame it on the Raj?
IN RECENT years, ecology has emerged as a major research topic and its historical aspect is being keenly analysed. The period between the 17th century to the early 20th century, when most of the
IN RECENT years, ecology has emerged as a major research topic and its historical aspect is being keenly analysed. The period between the 17th century to the early 20th century, when most of the
The blowout at its rig in Andhra Pradesh has put the Oil and Natural Gas Commission in a technological fix, apart from raising the question of whether safety measures at the other exploration sites are adequate
Our world did change in 2003. The US war on Iraq made sure that the rules of engagement were changed, perhaps for a long time to come. The change I see most visible is that the world has become
Several voluntary organisations have started taking up cases of medical negligence, even as the debate over the liability of doctors continues.
Oriya film maker Prithwiraj Mishra's documentary is impressive for its photography, but he fails to deal convincingly with the question of the future of the lagoon.
Is there a worldwide trend of sustained growth towards sustainable development?
South Korea expresses its intent to reduce greenhouse gases "voluntarily", becomes the developed nations' showpiece to be presented at the COP 4 in Argentina
THE GROWTH of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) is an inspiring story of an unique organisation combining within its ambit labour unions, workers' cooperatives, and a bank. Its
CRATES for one hectare of tomatoes, which is grown as an off-season crop in Himachal Pradesh, require wood from 10 ha of chir pine forest, says R V Singh, former director general of the Indian
Ours is a corporate age. And amid the fertile arguments on how to tame and transform today's corporation, there is a sense that current era of business dominance is somehow unique. But there was a time when corporations really ruled the world, and among
Right from the "60s, DDT resistance of the malaria parasite host, Anopheles culicifacies, was detected in Gujarat. It was a rising trend. Another important vector, A stephensi, became so rugged that
Settling nomads is tricky business, especially when it comes to garnering votes
...of the North revel in pushing the South to the road to environmental rack and ruin
For R S Hegde, a primary school principal and rural technologist, science is useless if it remains confined to labs and libraries.
Medicinal plant biodiversity is rapidly vanishing in India and the government has still to come up with a plan of action
IMAGINE a rapidly expanding gas confined in a container and subject to immense external pressure. The laws of science tell us that the balance of forces cannot be sustained for long without some
The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing and a rise in global temperatures seems imminent
They thought saving the animals would help save the Alp s ecology. They were wrong
The growth of cities and industries has severely affected the environment. The spread of disease has increased with the spread of civilisation
Public pressure resulted in Calcutta's biased pollution control laws being made more scientific. But the new standards were not set according to what people could bear.