Water crisis: solutions from a parched state
A significant research on traditional water conservation and drinking water system in the parched state of Rajasthan, prominent environmental researcher Anupam Mishra's book gives a detailed and
A significant research on traditional water conservation and drinking water system in the parched state of Rajasthan, prominent environmental researcher Anupam Mishra's book gives a detailed and
To ensure profitable agro exports, the South will have to cater to acute Northern green anxieties
The chief of staff of the International Joint Commission IJC of the United States and Canada, DAVID LaROCHE has 25 years of national and international diplomatic and non governmental campaign experience behind him. He has served 4 United States admini
A known a crusader for traditional Indian medicine. P Pushpangadan, who completed his Ph.D from Aligarh University, is currently the director of the Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute tgbri in Thiruvananthapuram. The institute has championed
The book claims to be a "counter-factual" rebuke to the critics of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). But both the claim and the title of the book are misleading. First, in 5 short pages, the book
Unspeak has piled up mountains of words on sustainable development of the world's fragile peaks, and action courses seem to have been lost on the way downhill
A SIMPLE distinction between developed and developing countries is that the former category has solutions for which there seem to be no problems while the latter is beset with problems for which
The story of Chinchurgheria, a village in West Bengal, is a chilling expose of the apathy of businesspersons, the government and politicians. In 1986, the people of Chinchurgheria and a few
Is there a person in the urban high castles who wouldn't like to hear the sounds of jungle birds piped in through his cable? A sonic expert, S Sivaprasad, has made this possible. His recordings of
American scientists are trying their best to change the popular impression that they are all nerds. Standmuffins of Science is a 1996 calendar with boffins for models. The photographs show them
P Rajagoplan, a Kattaikoothu artist, is directing a play "Pancha Bhoodam" which is being staged in various villages of northern Tamil Nadu. Kattaikoothu is a form of folk theatre prevalent in the
From the lush jungles to the marshes, Krishnendu Bose is travelling fast in the field of wildlife filmaking. Having made his debut in the world of wildlife documentaries with his Elephant - Last
Polish-born Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize. She is perhaps the also the first woman scientist whose life Hollywood thought eventful enough to make a film on. She was
I am convinced that the best way to move towards liberalisation is not just to empower entrepreneurs, but also empower local communities, this will fail in fewer cases than the present governance system does
Shifting over to sustainable agriculture requires a new climate for convincing and aiding farmers to change the existing practices
AT A time when a growing number of Western countries are focusing in on alternate medicine, India is neglecting its traditional cures. In the urban centres, where the manufacturers of
S K SINHA, former director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute IARI , is currently a National Professor at the Water Technology Centre. During his tenure, the IARI had seen intensive bask and applied research. Conventional
:id fatigue' in the West is changing the perception of the development paradigm of the poorer countries