Rising above the muck
The residents of an unauthorised colony in Delhi battle all odds for a cleaner life
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Mission impossible?
The sheer scope of the biodiversity action plan may militate against its successful implementation
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ublic outcry greets uranium mining project in AP
“There is radiation everywhere on earth. Mining in Nalgonda will not increase it.” This comment of S D Prasad, adviser to public sector undertaking Uranium Corporation of India Limited, typifies the Indian authorities’ disregard for the impact of uranium
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Let's get political
The environmental movement is politically weak. That is the lesson from the Rio summit
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Manna from the sky
You can now 'telecommute' for sustainable use of resources and take an 'edutainment' break! overseeing more than what an overseas aid by a developing country does, satellite info is the emerging poverty alleviation mantra for developing nations
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Biodiversity in jeopardy
Tribals in Kerala are being forced to give away medicinal plants in repayment of their loans. In the process, biodiversity is being depleted
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Oiling the wheels of globallisation
The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence
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The investment dilemma
Technological improvement for greater efficiency faces many hurdles, especially poor immediate returns on investment
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The crossover
Fuel cells are more important to a developing country like India than developed countries. But the corporate sector is slow.
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Industry casts covetous eye on village commons
A rural development ministry plan, which will allow industries to take over non forest wastelands, will further deprive the rural poor of fodder and fuelwood.
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Harnessing fauna
Nepal’s practical approach to biodiversity conservation
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Mission impossible
Post Tsunami Sri Lanka traverses the snag infested path to disaster management
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Trading charges
MCI is the body that is supposed to monitor and enforce standards of medical education in both the private and state sector. <font class="UCASE">mci, </font> a statutory body <font class="UCASE"> </font> under the <font class="UCASE">m</font>o<font class="UCASE">hfw</font> , was established under the provisions of the Indian Medical Council (<font class="UCASE">imc</font>) Act, 1933.<br>
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A step backward
Deve Gowda s statement that environmentalists mislead people reveals an attitude which is a serious threat to the environmental movement
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Brave attempt at a health policy
At the end of day, the biggest <br>problem is the lack of public pressure.<br>Indian people think very little about<br> their health till they fall ill <br>
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WTO: a mock battle
Pressures on <font class='UCASE'>wto</font> from the environmental lobbies of the North have grown and the organisation has more or less caved in completely
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The last of the humble farmer
In any democratic country, environmental concerns can get integrated with developmental programmes only if the leader is sensitive to them
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Getting Greener
I hope our readers will find this report useftd and interesting. We would be delighted to receive their comments on how such an exercise can be improved in the future.
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Don't make the world dysfunctional
It is interesting how the coalitions of the willing and the wanting shift in this world. When it comes to negotiations on ecological globalisation conventions from climate change to biodiversity
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The poor? They are the government's problem
Everybody knows one hand of the government does not know what the other is up to. But it does make a difference when a proposed programme of the government contradicts and, perhaps, even fatally