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The 21st century in India will be more like the 15th, better managed and wealthier, with much less trappings of the Western state
The 21st century in India will be more like the 15th, better managed and wealthier, with much less trappings of the Western state
As Brazil s energy industry undergoes an overhaul, consumers must take a more active role in protecting public goods
The government should not only increase funding for science and technology but overhaul institutions of research
One can already see a thousand mutinies, if not a million. These are mutinies which have a creative protest. They will inevitably increase as the crisis grows and politicians will slowly turn more and more to NGOs and the civil society for answers
BEING market savvy is what business is all about. And green's the word in business today. Keeping up with the times, some companies have already gone "green'. How to go about informing the lay public
Negotiators from developing countries lack the strategy to put equity on the global climate change agenda. But the US has already begun to define it for them
Rich or poor. The story is the same in every country. Those who respect water will always have a steady supply
With cheap and dirty diesel around the new CM cannot clean up Delhi's air
THE bad news first: The space ship called Earth is in serious jeopardy. All of us (and future travellers) have no easy option. No one can shout, "Stop the ship, I want to jump off." No
...there's a Bhopal waiting to happen in the nooks and corners of the country. But the government is yet to take the right steps to ensure the safety of workers and the environment
WALTER FERNANDES, director of programme for tribal studies in the New Delhi based Indian Social Institute, is a vocal critic of Development projects that dislodge people and degrade the environment. His study on displacement is the most comprehensive
Is the Governor of Delhi in a state of shock?
AN exhibition of photographs by Rajnikant Yadav, entitled "Images of Narmada', was held from December 9 to 15 at the Indian International Centre, New Delhi. It documented the culture of various
By conducting nuclear tests, India was only asserting its sovereignty. Now, if it gives in to US pressure tactics, it will tantamount to begging forgiveness for a wrong it never committed
Limiting the number of projects awarded to a NGO will do more harm than good. The civil society is an important ingredient of governance. Why fetter it?
It is 15 years since 60 tonnes of methyl isocyanate MIC leaked outfrom Union Carbide Corporation's UCC plant in Bhopal, killing 5,000 people and affecting more than five lakh. Even today, many questions remain unanswered: How did the gas leak oc
A stay order issued in public interest by a court must outweigh the public interest of completing a project in time
The post Pokhran sanctions on Indian scientific institutions by the West could be a blessing in disguise for the country and its scientists
Water is a burning issue in India