Farmers uprising in Rajasthan
Four farmers killed in police firing while demanding more water for irrigation; anger still brewing
Four farmers killed in police firing while demanding more water for irrigation; anger still brewing
The interpretation of the genetic code of the baker's yeast has brought scientists to within a couple of steps of their final objective encoding the complete human genetic sequence
Despite judicial activism in the environmental field, despite the failure of the regulatory system, the courts have rarely awarded compensation to the victims
Mining companies, aided by a short sighted bureaucracy, have recklessly plundered Papua New Guinea's vast mineral wealth, transforming its socio economic profile and leaving behind a degraded environment.
Dharwad (Karnataka) Opposition to GATT in Karnataka is spearheaded by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRSS), which has gained strength over the past 2 years and forced the ruling Congress
ALTHOUGH commerce minister Pranab Mukherjee maintains that India has good chances of cornering a sizeable chunk of the projected increase in world agricultural trade (up to 7 per cent, according to
A stray herd of elephants in West Bengal was hounded by villagers and government officials, who feared destruction of their crop. The incident brought to the fore the tension between the animals and the villagers.
Unsustainable practices seem to be a suicidal trait in the fashionable development concepts of today
What Canada wants in the UN from a forest convention is a mystery. Is it pushing a convention to protect its own economic interests in forestry?
Peach oil may replace some dangerous human made compounds used for pest control
NOTED environmental activist and writer Anupam Mishra's recent book on tanks is a significant contribution to environmental studies for at least three reasons: first, it establishes the historical
Timely practices of mulching, watering and pruning have allowed the Kachares to thrive on "barren" ground
For Jayanth V Barve, generating vermicompost is equivalent to converting waste into gold
In the US, Agracetus has control over all forms of genetically altered Cotton
The killer quake struck unexpectedli in the still of the night. Entire villages were flattened and thousands perished. Though rescue and relief were prompt, they were uncoordinated. And, several people just stood around watching
Whatever the new Union minister of Petroleum Mani Shankar Aiyer may have us believe, oil prices are on a roll and will remain cripplingly high. Oil experts say that, unusually, the surge comes during
A couple in Kerala demonstrate that barren land can be brought back to life without using any external inputs.
The government"s plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser and pesticide use and heavy water consumption. Keeping in mind this and the fact that the poor can seldom affo
Ten African nations show how a river can be shared peacefully
THE first thing to note about the Mulkanoor cooperative is that it is an exception, not the rule. Given the otherwise dismal state of the cooperative movement in India, how many cooperative societies can boast of a turnover in excess of Rs 55 crore? Or have one of its members go on to become the prime minister of the country (P V Narasimha Rao, in this case)? Or not have a single defaulter on the roll of its hundreds of borrowers, with total lending in a year exceeding Rs 20 crore? Or have operations ranging from dairies to a modern rice mill.<br>