Toxic threat
The Pacific killer whale, orcas, could be one of the most contaminated marine mammals
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Back to basics
Every <i>taluka</i> in India can meet its own food, water and energy needs
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Unsound power project plan thrown out
IT WAS a fast track venture that sought to get round procedures perfunctorily, even if this meant fudging environmental impact assessments EIAs and doctoring public hearings. No wonder the Karnataka government has had to ground the Dandeli Mini Hydel Po
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Useful wastes
Agricultural residues could help in the making of energy sufficient talukas
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Forget oil
Create a culture that places a premium on human power
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Cleaning up the frontyard
Some Delhi residents tackle the Capital's mountainous garbage problem as civic authorities apathetically look on
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Chipko: Environmentalism of the poor
WHENEVER a dictionary of green terms is written, even if it is in English, it will contain at least one Hindi word. And that word is Chipko. The idea that people are prepared to hug trees to save
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Debt burdened Indonesia bows to World Bank
Large foreign debts have forced Indonesia to give in to World Bank pressure and adopt structural economic changes.
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Life Under the Sun
Can life countinue to survive on the sun's energy harvested by photosynthesis
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Size does matter
Children s toilets are a breed apart from the everyday adult toilet
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The politics of water
SPANNING 9 chapters, Tushaar Shah's book focuses on a very specific but vital component of India's agricultural development -- groundwater markets (GWMs) and its effect on the economy, society and
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An idiot's environment
Every major TV channel virtually bypassed Environment Day on June 5, making polite noises to mask their enthusiasm
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That toaster could give you cancer
Scientists are embroiled in a controversy on whether electromagnetic fields generated by power lines and household electrical devices can cause cancer
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Banking disasters
A one stop shopping facility at the World Bank for private corporations to meet their project financing and insurance needs in developing countries is worrying green crusaders
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Bright lights dim sights
There are various forms and faces of pollution today, and believe it or not, light is one of them. Yes, the concept of light pollution is changing our views on astronomy and the environment
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Bringing polluters to book
Balotra, an arid little town in Rajasthan, has a novel way of raising money to treat effluents from its mushrooming textile dyeing and processing industry.
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Lessons for Ludhiana
Ludhiana will have to fight for its right to be clean
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As good as the real thing
Indian scientists have developed synthetic granite tiles that compare well with the natural stuff
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MONEYMAKERS
bailing out: Reliance Petroproducts (RP), a Reliance Group company, will help fish out Indian Polyfibres Ltd. (IPL), from troubled waters, according to an alliance between the two companies. IPL
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Exhausting alternatives
The Indian Parliament has passed legislation that promotes the use of vehicles using alternate fuel