Naivete makes little sense in business
AS SOON as our nationalist forefathers succeeded in achieving independence, they began looking afresh at good causes to pursue. They believed, rather naively, that industrialisation would raise
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Have lead, will damage
The first episode of an S&T serial on STAR Plus takes a hard look at the havoc caused by lead emissions and strategies to counter this.
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Land's end
THIS is the 6th in the World Resources series -- which provides information on environment and development -- and has a special focus on people and the environment. These chapters deal with natural
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No kid stuff
Meena, a spirited girl, is going to be the new animation heroine in South Asia. Unlike her counterpart, Supergirl, (the American wonderwoman), Meena is a 10 year old with a
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The culprit is
the preparatory phase of the World Summit for Social Development witnessed the launch of several research projects relevant to and in support of issues like poverty, unemployment and social
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Grim kaleidoscope
Laying low Seeking out the poorest quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places Only they would know
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Costly populism
subsidy is an indirect payment given by governments for various economic and social reasons. A major part of the "cost' of the subsidy is paid by the government. At the same time, granting
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The polluting reaper
the book explains how farming, in its modern avatar, has acquired the dubious distinction of becoming a major polluter from its benign position of an activity in harmony with nature. The book
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Beyond progress
compulsory acquisition of land by public and private sector companies often displaces people, forcing them to give up their homes, assets, means of livelihood and even vocation. More often than
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Economy vs ecology
AT a time when developing nations are getting lured into global economy issues, that translate into increased consumerism promoted by the developed world, the 1998 annual state of the earth
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For tradition's sake
NO ONE understands the value and significance of natural resources better than traditional societies. A realisation of the importance of these resources coupled with animistic beliefs may be the
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Profit vs pollution
THE discovery of the first chemical pesticide, dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane or ddt, is merely 60 years old. In this short history of chemical pesticides, most of the time the central point of
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Understanding Gandhi
GANDHI's Vision and Valuesis meant to be a serious exploration into the contemporary meaning of Hind Swaraj and the kind ofpossibility it indicates for agricultural practices in rural India. Hind
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Love requited
it is difficult to maintain any objectivity in research when the subject becomes an object of love. But born naturalist Saroj Raj Choudhury, an Indian Forest Service officer and the first field
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Environmental business
NO ONE in the world would disagree that everyone should try to find ways and means to protect and improve the environment. But organisations are better equipped to do something concrete in this
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Biodiversity eroded
The meanings of the word
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Tackling poverty
civil society in India associates the World Bank with economic growth infrastructure, and fiscal stabilisation. This book to some extent confirms this perception. It argues that economic growth
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Himalayan upheavals
it is difficult to categorise Natural Premises: Ecology and Peasant Life in the Wes tern Himalaya 1800-1950. It un veils changes in the society, geo-politics, political eco nomy and ecology of the
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Genes and extinction
EVEN AS human-induced extinction depletes the Earth's biodiversity, frantic efforts are on to minimise this depreciation. Many see the science of genetics as a genie that can be commanded to
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New age patrons
A NORTHEAST TAPESTRY: SIX DOCUMENTARIES ON THE NORTHEAST BY INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. Produced by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). India International Centre, New
