The wonderful life after Doordarshan
There are some rivetting science programmes on Star TV and BBC which should inspire Doordarshan to produce better programmes in this genre
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Disappointing and poorly done
There is no merit in the Morse committee's philosophy which can be summed up as 'do nothing till you've done everything'
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We need not have gone to the World Bank
India may have compromised her sovereignty over the Narmada issue
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It's a damp squib
Lack of respect for facts and a strong ideology guided by Judaic Christian thought dominate the report
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"The declining infant mortality rate indicates that our growth rate will decline further"
Amulya Ratna Nanda, registrar general and census commissioner of India, feels the country has made some progress in bringing down its growth rate
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A praiseworthy decision
THE PRIME Minister needs to be congratulated for his decision to set up a department exclusively in charge of wasteland afforestation. He shifted the charge from the ministry of forests and
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Are we ready for global unity?
EVERY time an American family decides to take its car out, the resulting carbon dioxide adds to the existing stock in the atmosphere for at least a hundred years. When the polar cap cannot
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Did Riocentro learn anything from Flamengo park?
While heads of state deliberated on the future of the world at the Riocentro, social activists and NGOs expressed their sense of frustration over the dominant paradigm of development. They represented sharply differing perspectives
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A very summary preparation
THE SUB-CONTINENT, judging by these three reports, went prepared to Rio. In fact, the first report, prepared by a Sri Lankan NGO, chides UNCED for trying to save the earth without even consulting
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A fitting reply from the South
ENVIRONMENT has emerged as a major concern for the world community. And rightly so, since the global environment is affected by the actions of different countries. The theme has several
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The minister's manifesto
The minister of state for environment, Kamal Nath, had some radical words to say in Rio. "I don't understand why people here are talking about forests being national or global resources. In my
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Stockholm and Rio: Bigger, but was it better?
Stockholm wasn't as big as Rio, but I think it had a soul. I expect Rio's soul was there too, somewhere
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'It really riles me to see developing countries pushed into a corner'
Tough talking Malaysian negotiator Wen Lian Ting explains why the North's stand on forests is morally unjust and politically untenable
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Time for Green from the ground up
The show is over. It's time to stop talking and get down to work
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Hanuman: man, monkey or langur?
The Hindu monkey god Hanuman comes across as a mosaic of different beings
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Bring scientists out of their ivory labs
There have been many a slip between developing technology and applying it to everyday life
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Divided we stand
Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals
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'We need technology, but on our own terms'
Nanuram Rawat was the adhyaksha of the gram sabha in Seed, one of the first gramdan villages where environmental resources have been regenerated through community management
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Responsibility in a unified world
BIG PROBLEMS cannot be solved without a big vision. And big visions do not come without big dreams. The Rio conference, which will bring together more heads of state and government than any
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An Indian idea gets the world on its feet
Suddenly padyatras are being used as a new form of social mobilisation, all over the world