Planning for a mega - city
I see two objectives for urban planning in India: one, environmental sustainability and two, public participation in this planning
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Problems behind the pugmarks
Translocating some lions from Gujarat's Gir sanctuary the home of the endangered Asiatic lion to the Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh to save the big cat could mean people trouble. The forest dwellers in both areas sense that their lives wi
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All about Alamatti
The Alamatti dispute between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh joins the ranks of the nation s major wrangles over river waters
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"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council LAHDC speaks to Down To Earth.
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Miles to go
Is the government serious about introducing compressed natural gas CNG as a standard fuel for Delhi's vehicles? Have adequate steps been taken to ensure that all the state buses run on CNG within the deadline stipulated by the Supreme Court? How far wil
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Shades of green
During the Auto Expo 2000, most carmakers were seen going ahead with diesel models. But the makers of two stroke two wheelers decided to announce an emissions warranty on their products. A small step forward
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Losing appeal
The book says that common chemicals and plastics may be affecting our hormonal systems, affecting foetuses and our future generations and causing, perhaps, a fall in intelligence
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A never ending battle
After four years and innumerable trips to courts of justice, Kodaikanal's skyline may not look very different. But for the Palani Hills Conservation Council, it is still too early to give up
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Green hope and mockery
After a 10 year crusade, Sri Lankan environmentalists finally got what they wanted: mandatory environmental impact assessments for development projects. But the whole thing is riddled with glitches...
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Beyond backwardness
Villagers in Bidar have taken up the cudgels against industrialists and lax state officials responsible for turning this backward district into a dumping ground for toxic waste
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Ungreening the revolution
A programme initiated with much drum beating, the green revolution has not just backfired but even eroded traditional systems of farming. Farmers from Madhya Pradesh are trying hard to recover from its disastrous effects
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The see saw approach
The Central Public Works Department has banned the use of wood in its construction projects, ignoring the fact that the substitutes are more ecologically harmful and mainly depend on non renewable sources of raw materials
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"Some power is better than none"
With the country, reeling under an intensifying power crunch, and various authorities only predicting a darker future, the search for alternative energy sources becomes that much more important. N B AMIN, chairperson of the Gujarat based Sardar Pate
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A whole new world!
Why are we and the universe around us made of matter and not antimatter? Scientists at last create antimatter particles to lead us on to a journey of queries about the :nti world'
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Sanctuary in peril
Maharashtra villagers and environmentalists see red as the Radhanagri Sanctuary becomes yet another victim of industrial onslaught
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Stellar showbiz
Still a source of wonder for some, no great shakes for others, the recent total solar eclipse was a memorable spectacle
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"The North has not kept its commitments on technology transfer"
Economist Klaus W Lippold is the chairperson of the Commission for Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere. As a member of the German Parliament since 1983, he is on the committees on Economic and Environmental Affairs, besides being a member of the board of
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Living energy
Bioresources, the energy and raw materials derived from plants and animals, could help end poverty.
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"Power" to the people irks Bengal villagers
Villagers near Calcutta contend they have been unfairly done out of their land by a private thermal power plant project
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Hunger statistics
FOOD INSECURITY ATLAS OF RURAL INDIA . FOOD INSECURITY ATLAS OF URBAN INDIA . M S Swaminathan Research Foundation . World Food Programme . 2001 and 2002 "Indian famines are famines of work, not of