The great water rip off
URBAN India faces a water crisis Madras to Jodhpur, most cities are already facing the crippling effects of scarcity. There is hardly any city in India that canboast of a 24-hour water supply. But
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Killed by indifference
When two young people die in a highway accident, is it destiny or a callous and indifferent administration?
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Sign language from outer space
THE TITLE reminds you of the Edwardian English poet, Walter De La Mare's The Listeners: "'Is there anybody there,' said the traveller?" While De La Mare's traveller rode through time seeking
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Trials by violation
MEDICAL research aims at producing technologies for the human good. But in pursuit of this objective, should we allow medical research to violate basic human rights? The violence of a male-dominated
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If words were deeds
If a recently held seminar on the Girl Child in the capital is any indication, her plight is not going to improve in a hurry.
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Sustainable development is an oxymoron
WOLFGANG Sachs, born in 1946 in Munich, studied theology, sociology and history and taught at the University of Berlin for several years. At the end of the 1970s, he set up a research group called Energy and Society at the Technical University of Berlin,
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The economics of empowerment
"For a long time now, we have been calculating the number of people below and above the poverty line. And, these numbers have become a hot political issue. But the important thing is to eradicate
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India will soon play a major role
SIRPA Pietikainen, Finland's environment minister, says the world has quite a few things to learn from India, especially when it comes to environment and more specifically, forests. Eloquent on issues on which there are strong perceptional differences bet
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Reinterpreting Darwin
DID CHARLES Darwin see evolution as "progressive", as being singlemindedly directed toward producing ever more advanced forms of life? Most contemporary scholars say no. But in this daring challenge
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Aswamedh Yajna the burning question
Over the centuries, the Aswamedh yajna changed from being related to metal smelteries and became associated with horse sacrifices?
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Death of a king
A street play in Delhi urges people to stop poaching.
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Menageries with messages
Zoos have evolved from being mere sources of entertainment to educational centres.
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Tough decisions ahead
A BBC serial says strong political will is needed to ensure that energy is used efficient.
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The year of ecobabble
Despite numerous proclamations of eco friendliness and a deluge of treaties, not much was done in 1993 to make fuelwood and clean water easily accessible to the poor
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Lessons from the fringe of the world
WITHIN the international community, few people have cared to study the environmental behaviour of Papua New Guinea. Its traditions provide a very instructive experience: they show the world how to
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Redefining women's role in society
ANGER should, ideally, lead to introspection. But all the anger generated by struggles women have waged in India over the last 15 years has not yielded a mature body of thought. So when someone like
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The great experimenter
For ages, Indian farmers have practised ecofriendly farming by using local resources to improve soil fertility and control pests and diseases. However, with the Green Revolution, along with the high-yielding varieties, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides
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Organic farming is the answer
FARMERS and agencies in many parts of the country are experimenting with organic farming-using natural products such as manure - because it is ecofriendly and because such farm products are gaining
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'Sab kuch chalta hai!'
When 4,000 scientists gather for their annual session, there's more than serious academic review that takes place. RUSTAM VANIA records his impressions of the recently held 81st session of the Indian Science Congress.