Blowing in the wind
Civil society cannot distance itself from the phenomenon of right wing parties finding their way to the top in Europe
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Taking the US to democracy
In matters of global affairs today, there is one question that is never directly asked. But it is on everybody s mind, if not on the tip of the tongue. People don t ask it simply because they don t
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Scrutinising disasters
Flood Studies in India brings to fore several aspects of this natural disaster that are not yet conventional wisdom in policy circles. The book looks at floods from a variety of expertise areas, such
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Advantage India
The Patents Second Amendment Bill has found favour with both Houses of Parliament. With the Lok Sabha s approval on May 13, debate on the bill has assumed mammoth proportions. Has the government fallen in with World Trade Organisation diktat, or has it
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A warm warning
There are enough indicators and links to suggest heat waves are not natural. It s time to wake up
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Culmination of the IT revolution
<font class='UCASE'>Ashok Jhunjhunwala</font>, professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, is the man behind the wireless local loop technology cor <font class='UCASE'>dect</font> and the TeNeT Telecommunications and Computer Networks group. <f
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A journey with you
We have readers across the world. But in India, our readers can be found in virtually every district of the country
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Water, water...
Battle lines are drawn as drought proofing remains a distant dream
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Democracy for all
The European Union must break the mould of a bureaucratic power, far away and out of reach
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Rightwinging Europe
The rout of France's rightwing National Front, by an unprecedented margin, is undoubtedly a victory for the anxious liberal sentiment. The danger, though, is not past. At a time when Europe stands as the only counterpoint for the US, the rise of the far r
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Eco links
India's first Human Development Report needs to look beyond numbers at ecology poverty linkages
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Gaps galore
This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the joint forest management (JFM) programme. The beginnings of this initiative can be dated to the early 1970s, when people had just begun
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CNG Verdict: A Legal Debate
No matter how one looks at the Supreme Court s April 5 ruling on air pollution in Delhi, it is undoubtedly a milestone in Indian judicial history. After extensive hearing on all the nitty gritty, the court used significant innovations of the law, such a
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A 13 year relapse
ICMR s malignant efforts show up in its cancer registry
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The Sherlock principle
When there is only one option left, it is the right answer: this was the Supreme Court s logic in the CNG order
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Pulling no punches
A tough order from the apex court was all it took to clear up the air
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Food first
Wealthy and impoverished nations cannot share common environment regulation mechanisms
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Slow, creeping catastrophe
Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC , <font class='UCASE'>Michael Zammit Cutajar</font>, speaks to <font class='UCASE'>Anju Sharma </font> and <font class='UCASE'>Neelam Singh</font> on the i
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Panchayat power
Consolidating grassroots democracy a strident demand by the people