Divide and rule
The failure of India s rural planning policies is due to the lack of understanding of human land relationship
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Affected people can even approach the criminal court
JUSTICE N VENKATACHALA former judge of the Supreme Court, is currently chairperson of the National Environment Appellate Authority NEAA . Set up in July 1997, NEAA has so far handled about a dozen environment related cases. The numbers are far below exp
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How to avert disasters
Orissa cyclone death toll was higher due to the destruction of mangrove forests
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Precious time is being wasted in formulating a forest convention
<font class='UCASE'><font color=red>Ola Ullsten</font></font> , former prime minister of Sweden and co chairperson of the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, spoke to <font class='UCASE'><font color=red>Amit Shanker</font></font> o
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Clean fuels...
....should come cheaper not dearer. But obviously someone does not care
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Documenting dissent
AFTER Rachel Carson's passionate polemic Silent Spring was published in 1962, environmentalism in the West assumed urgency and a sense of purpose. The pervasive popularity of this particular
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Descent of man
The troubling aspect is that religious fundamentalism encourages the rejection of modern scientific thinking
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A pedestrian view
The new fuels leave vehicle owners with little choice
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Inclement climate
Climate change discussions should focus on issues that are of importance to the South
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Very vague
Delegates came and talked but failed to arrive at any conclusions at the World Water Forum
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Looking ahead
A brief outline of the challenges of sustainable development in India
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Small towns do not degrade the rural environment
Auroville, or the city of dawn , is a unique township located in a predominantly rural district of Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. At the time of its establishment in 1968, the area was barren and deforested. Three decades later, the Auroville community has tr
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Much ado over nothing
DOES a new millenium have something to do with the attention that zero gets? Suddenly, we have two good books on zero. First, there is Charles Seife's "Zero, the Biography of a Dangerous Idea',
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Clinton's agenda in India
As long as the world remains bound to fossil fuels, poor countries need the maximum environmental space for their future economic growth
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Worded in diplomacy
Elements related to climate change in the Joint statement on cooperation in energy and related environmental aspects signed by Indian Minister for External Affairs Jaswant Singh, and <font class='UCASE'>us </font> Secretary for Energy Bill Richardso
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Spreading myths of money
The US is making a concerted effort to break down India s stand on climate change, with the active support of some Indian <font class='UCASE'>ngo</font> s and business groups
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Dark brown is the river
Sullied and foul , the Yamuna is no longer the stuff of fiction or poetry
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The good news and the bad
Environment is going to be taught as a compulsory subject at the undergraduate level. But does anyone know how to go about it?
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Of fairytales and GMOs
The pros and cons of genetically modified organisms and their possible impact on India
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Inviting disaster
<b>DUI PAATAN KE BEECH MEIN BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP RIVER </b> <br> A documentary by Arvind Sinha <br> Duration: 116 minutes