In South Asia
Spoilt milk Nestle Lanka, the Sri Lankan subsidiary of a multinational food firm, has had to send back a consignment of radioactive milk powder imported from Poland. In November 1993, Sri Lankan
Spoilt milk Nestle Lanka, the Sri Lankan subsidiary of a multinational food firm, has had to send back a consignment of radioactive milk powder imported from Poland. In November 1993, Sri Lankan
14/03/1994
For 45 years, a school in Kausani has been inculcating ecological consciousness in hill women
14/08/1992
The van panchayats of the Uttar Pradesh hills were created to restore the vital link between villagers and their forests. Today, they are prime takeover targets of the forest and revenue departments, whose main aim is to exploit the forests. KOSHY CHERAIL
29/06/1994
Three years after a public interest litigation case was filed in the Supreme Court to stop a local factory polluting its drinking water, the wells in Bichhri, a hamlet in Udaipur district, continue to be full of contaminated water. Why is public interest
14/08/1992
USE OF additives, irradiation and the threat of pesticide residues and food-borne infections have led to the quality of diet being questioned these days as never before. Factory Farming comes as a
A green clean or the polluted nether worlds? The choice must be made soon. May be global 'redistribution of opportunities' in the countries of the South can help set the scene right for a green crusade
30/05/1996
Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion tailed macaque from extinction
We were standing between a massive mine and a stunning water reservoir. Local activists were explaining to me that this iron ore mine was located in the catchment of the Salaulim water reservoir, the
14/04/2007
Merely providing schools is not enough to educate the more than 197.34 million illiterate women in India. Far too often, girls have to drop out of school to help their overworked mothers. But female literacy is crucial to a nation"s development and ensuri
14/11/1992
LUDHIANA Ludhiana"s problem is that of plenty. This industrial town has a per capita income of Rs 30,000, almost 30 times more the per capita income of the state of Bihar which is only Rs 1,067.
29/11/1998