Bridging the gaps in R & D policy
The 80th session of the Indian Science Congress ended in the first week of January in Goa without adding to anyone's knowledge or wisdom. The importance of the theme of the conference -- Science and
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Conservation amidst political turmoil
WHILE the international media remain preoccupied with the run-up to South Africa's multiracial elections in April this year, a fledgling and insufficiently reported movement is being egged on by
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Commonsense
IN THIS provocatively titled book, the authors point out that laws governing the use of "the commons" were not usually written because the complexity they dealt with was not amenable to
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Chipping away
Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun s rays couldn t penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region from darkness unto light. And tribal communities are being made the scapegoats
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The radioactive trail
BY THE time this editorial is out, the Akatsuki Maru, the Japanese ship due to elbow through 11 tonnes of reprocessed plutonium waste from the French port of Cherbourg to Japan, will probably be
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Manukhbhai Suvagia
Shapar, Rajkot, Gujarat
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Making business sense out of eco friendly practices
MOST OF the world believes industry can only harm the environment, Stephen Schmidheiny disagrees and in Changing Course, he explains why. The main theme of his book is that governments and industry
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Shattering myths
The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age old myths
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Profit and loss in a market economy
As per capita private consumption declines in the country, the number of its poor is increasing.
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Goodbye, azo dyes
Azo dyes have finally been banned in India as they are carcinogenic
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The community factor
NGOs stressed the empowerment of local communities as an important factor in halting desertification
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Milestones in sanitation
1888 Tokyo Municipal Improvement Commission set up; this came about after the cholera epidemics of 1879 and 1886 in which over 100,000 people suffered got the disease. 1889 A report filed by
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Taking big business to the trash cans
WITH more and more local bodies showing a red bottomline, some of the core urban services may soon be up for grabs, if entrepreneurs are willing to take them on. The sectors under debate
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Net victory
Traditional Indian fisherfolk win hands down against discriminatory government plans
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When research kills
Defying an international treaty, Japan encourages its fisherfolk to exceed tuna quotas under the pretext of scientific research
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Whither food security?
RELEASED at the Food Summit in Rome in November 1996, the book presents a disturbing account of India's agricultural production status and mismanagement of resources by the government. The book,
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Loot story
The systematic exploitation of the Dangs' forest wealth by outsiders is institutionalised in a colonial soap opera
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USA, Japan trade research roles
PRESIDENT Bill Clinton wants American research to adopt the Japanese stress on industrial applications. But his call may have come too late as Japanese scientists are switching their thrust to basic
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Greenhorn wisdom
Forest protection in a Midnapore village has created prosperity and local heroes
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Maruti's eco friendly car for export only
Alto, the export model launched by Maruti Udyog Ltd, features engines that run on unleaded petrol.