Developing issues
the growing livelihood insecurity that the masses face due to depletion and degradation of environmental resources, population explosion, unemployment and poverty have marked the end of the 20th
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Humans first
"THE first most important thing in life is people. The second most important thing is people and the third most important thing is also people," - this aptly sums up the focus of this
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In ink and line
2000 Millennium Cartoon Calendar On Water And The Poor <br>By Water and Sanitation Programme South Asia , New Delhi, 2000 <br>Sketches by: Sudhir Dar
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Capturing nature
from the largest land animal to the tiniest insect, from the lazing tiger to warring antelopes, from the floating clouds to the rippling waters nature in its tremendous diversity has been
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Drought hit state
Titanic sank not because it hit the iceberg, the reason for its sinking lies in its inability to take a turn on time'. These words are aptly used by Mahesh Bhat, the noted filmmaker, to describe the
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Tobacco wars
seldom do public office holders write memoirs which are inspiring without lauding their own heroics. In a rare inspiring book, A Question of Intent , David Kessler narrates the story of his seven
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The deadly sting
Experts follow the world's longest venomous snake, with a bite potent enough to kill an elephant, through the rain forests of peninsular India. The programme explores the relationship between
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Gender bender
The people of Pudukkottai, one of the most backward districts in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are dependent on dry land farming mainly due to lack of indutrialisation and low rainfall. Quarries
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Fielding politics
Commitment of a donor organisation to bring about a shift in the agrarian set up should be matched by political machinations as well
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Creating awareness
Of late, the rural poor have realised that protection of the forest is basic to their survival and they themselves are protecting it. This would imply that creating awareness among the rural poor
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Bridge to nowhere
Sweden and Denmark, two of the world s most eco friendly countries, compromise on environment to go ahead with the construction of Europe s longest bridge
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Plasticky!
Europe is debating a ban on PVC due to environmental and health concerns. Industry is fighting back with a high profile campaign
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Servicing The Corporate Underbelly
The murky dealings of the world s largest public relations agency
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Green Ads
The corporate world in Japan is wooing the environmentally conscious consumer by going green
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Dealing with disasters
For appropriate disaster management, it is essential to give due importance to political, social, economic as well as environmental aspects. Ignoring any one of them will only compound the crisis
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Branding from origin
The French system of orgin labelling can be adopted for Indian medicine
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Conserving biodiversity and generosity
An offer of desi ber by a village lad came as a sharp comment on the global politics of biodiversity
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Southerners win the Rio round
For many southern groups, the greater cause at Rio was to align with their governments against the West's "green imperialism"
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Much ado about nothing
There are no new insights in the Morse committee's recommendations
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Child weavers toil till the day is done
Trapped and exploited by dollar hungry exporters, a child carpet weaver's work ends when the sun goes down. Only then is he free to have his first and perhaps only meal of the day