Science backs the politically correct
GOOD deal of attention has ently been given to scientific - ideas and information in emational relations literae - some of which looks scientific knowledge as a rce of foreign policy
GOOD deal of attention has ently been given to scientific - ideas and information in emational relations literae - some of which looks scientific knowledge as a rce of foreign policy
BORN in a small farming village on the island of Shikoku, Japan, Masanobu Fukuoka was trained as an inspector. Soon, he began questioning the accomplishments of modern civilisation. In
WESTERN and 'civilised' notions concerning the relation between population patterns and economic status may seem to dominate our world-view today. This book exposes and seeks to counter
On the one hand, Goa, the Western tourist's paradise, has earned valuable dollars, but on the other hand its ecology has suffered. This much talked about problem is the subject of
MYSTERY, myth, superstition, even suspense - for the Table - October had it Irbe it the milk guzzling &Anesha or the spectacle ijlwMed by the solar eclipse. material for television, Wmay
The Earthworm Award founded in 1987 and worth
Images and representations of boulder-size bisons, grizzly bears and wild horses of the American wild west have now been brought together in a sprawling gallery of 4,650 square meters". This
Given the Indians' poor economic and nutritional conditions, it is very important that we try to optimally prevent cancer than create conditions that lead to an epidemic and then demand expensive curative facilities
ANUPAM MISHRA'S association with the Gandhi Peace Foundation GPF dates back to 1969. After working with the late Jai Prakash Narayan and the Sarvodaya movement, Mishra involved himself in the Tawa agitation. The agitation had been
LIFE probably evolved from the primeval soup some 3-4 billion years ago, when the first complex organic polymers were synthesised in the form of a small chain of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Initially
Management of solid wastes is a corollary of triumphing civilisation. But how does one recycle or reuse increasing solid wastes in radically expanding cities ?
Filmmakers and artists are known for voicing social concerns in their work. But there are few musicians or vocalists who are sensitive to social issues. Sting, now on his own -
"INTO every tidy scheme for arranging the pattern of human life, it is necessary to inject a certain dose of anarchism. " This quotation from Bertrand Russell, is certainly appropriate at
A MERE mention of the Koel Karo project incites angry outbursts from the tribals of Chotanagpur region. Men, women and children together lambast the project. Demonstrations, speeches and
Crash H - bomb The French government's move to carry out nuclear tests in spite of protests from many countries and environmentalists lends a great amount of curiosity to Richard Rhode's book,
I am quite sure that if local democratic institutions are strengthened this country, with the ongoing strengthening of the civil society, India too will witness increased vibrancy and numerous innovations
Sub Saharan Africa is on the brink of starvation. In spite of efforts made by the government and private organisations, the agricultural scene appears dismal
IN a world primarily by the dynamics of the global Market,where rules are made and broken at the whims of Corporate gaint, a parallel force is slowly but steadily gaining Ground. It is the force