The incendiary Sardar Sarovar Dam project came to a head on March 15 this year, when Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) agitators, led by the redoubtable Medha Patkar, demonstrated in front of the ministry of environment and forests, asking the government to op
SCIENCE is a double-edged sword, as curative as a missionary and incomprehensibly barbaric in more or less equal measure. After decades of rampant scientism, there is now a perception that it is
Two legislations on plant genetic resources have been proposed. But who benefits?
IT IS extremely difficult to measure the scientific performance of a nation, both statistically and in terms of effect. But the few indicators that do exist clearly indicate that developing countries
Forget dugout canoes and catamarans take a ride on a sewn boat
THE largely deprecatory reports in the Indian media about the proposed import of Dutch dung have missed a key point. The idea seems to sound so outlandish because dung is a lowly thing in the
A controversy boiled over when the construction sluices were closed abruptly and affected scores of people
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
A software package allows material in unfamiliar Indian languages to be read in 10 others
Traditional sailors are skilled in roaming the seas with nature as their guide
Illegal marijuana cultivation leads to a systematic butchering of the rich rainforests of Kerala
Timely practices of mulching, watering and pruning have allowed the Kachares to thrive on "barren" ground
THE Brazilian minister for environment, Rubens Ricupero, says that Western politicians, NGOs and the media betray the attitude that Third World countries look for what he calls the "lowest common
Organisations bring some cheer to India's elderly
Maritime communities were discriminated against, but their technology is by no means inferior
Cattle in western Rajasthan struggle for survival as pastures continue to shrink
After setting the trend of grape cultivation in Sangli district, Ganapathyrao Mhetre is all set to introduce organic farming techniques
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The meeting between the NGOs and the government identified the following key areas for NGO participation:
IN HER short but bitingly relevant play, Mridula Garg places the exploitation of children in the carpet industry in an equally horrific context of deforestation, outmigration and rural poverty --
