One high profile crusader takes on another
Nalini Singh's critical film on the Sardar Sarovar project questions the dam's viability in terms of poverty relief.
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The dream remains confined to Garhwal
THE BRITISH blamed the improvidence of the Indian peasantry for the destruction of India's forest wealth. Even with Independence, the bureaucracy continued to toe this line and with such effect
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Uneducated villagers bring about a miracle
AS A PEOPLE'S movement, Chipko's achievements are well beyond the ordinary. Launched by a small organisation called the Dasholi Gram Samaj Mandal in the tiny village of Gopeshwar in the Garhwal
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Putting an end to commercialisation
WHEN I first visited the Alaknanda valley in the 1960s, there were few footprints on the path leading to the Hemkund-Lokpal shrine and the Valley of Flowers and nature was resplendent in all its
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Personality clashes lead to internal schisms
CHIPKO was the culmination of a century of popular resistance to commercial forestry in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. And its timing was right. Unlike past movements, Chipko's underlying message was
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Atmospheric implications of burning forests
MOTIVATED by the need for a holistic understanding of the impact of human activity on the earth's natural phenomena, scientists in the last decade have been studying the earth as an entire system,
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Chipko's triumphs extend beyond the forest
A look at the achievements and failures of a movement that began spontaneously in the Garhwal region two decades ago to protect trees from human rapacity.
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"There can be no development without women"
REACHING Doongri, a picturesque village perched 1,750 m above sea level in the Pindar valley in Chamoli district, is a daunting task. The nearest bus stand is at Narayan Bagad, 12 km away and at a height of about 1,100 m. From there, a narrow, slippery mo
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A pampered paper industry cries wolf
THIS IS the scam of all scams. The fat and pampered paper industry, which has thrived because it gets forest resources at throwaway prices, is crying out hoarsely for yet another subsidy: cheap
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Simple systems available to treat sewage
Planners should be made aware of easy techniques that can recycle waste water using little electricity.
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Indian TV opens eye to environmental issues
Doordarshan and video magazines are beginning to feature environmental matters more regularly, especially when they involve conflicts.
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The land can teach how. to use it best
UNDER the unrelenting pressure of population growth, millions of landholdings in Asia and other parts of the developing world are small - and getting smaller. India alone has at least 33
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Education must boost unity, end superstition
Learning in the present social context should lay more stress on inculcating social and ethical values that would bring Indians closer to each other.
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North overconsumes resources, but efficiently
Friends of the Earth FOE in Netherlands has been fighting unsustainable lifestyles in the world's affluent societies by campaigning vigorously for sustainable development. Manus Van Brakel, who looks after FOE's Third World operations, talked to Down To
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Targeting the Third World's-Yulnerability
THE DUNKEL draft on the renegotiated GATT is finally becoming a public concern in India and farmers are taking the issue to the streets. Several industrial sectors, too, have expressed concern
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National parks are luxury in Third World
KRISHNA B Ghimire, who is a project coordinator with the UN Research Institute for Social Development in Geneva, has done extensive research on environment and sustainable development. Currently involved with intensive case studies in Brazil, central Amer
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A fitting answer to anthropocentrism
ONE OF the most remarkable and exciting developments in physics has been the interaction between particle physics and cosmology. Remarkable, because it combines the study of the very small, namely,
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New strategy suggested to save crocodiles
Respecting the territorial rights of crocodiles will help reduce the chances of conflict between the interests of humans and reptiles.
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Package collection plan promotes recycling
Germany's environmental laws are slowly ushering in a culture of waste reduction, especially in packaging material.
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Chilika documentary fails to make a point
Oriya film maker Prithwiraj Mishra's documentary is impressive for its photography, but he fails to deal convincingly with the question of the future of the lagoon.