Environment of change
THE protagonists of "art for art's sake" have been humbled in all ages by the vast majority of artists, who have responded and reacted to their immediate social, cultural and political environs. It
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Of tribes and trees
THE book is an attempt to theorise the relationships between the many factors responsible for the degradation of forests. Although it does not deal with the latest developments in India
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Coal's dark future
IT IS called the black gold, and gold remains valuable for ever. Coal will always retain its value as a source of energy. Yet, the industry has been under pressure from various alternative sources of
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Market rights
The 20 papers included in this book examine 3 issues -- market access commitments, plant breeders' rights and reduction of export subsidies on agro-exports. It has been argued that the
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Tiger tale
Film director Ashish Chandol was in Bandhavgarh with his camera to capture the natural history of the dense forests of Madhya Pradesh. What he found difficult to ignore were the
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Accounting green doles
THE World Bank's (wB) staff have recently prepared a report -Mainstreaming the environment -docu- menting the progress made by the Bank in its effort to emerge as an active partner in implementing
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Mother and nature...both?
STUDIES on the interrelationships between gender, poverty and environmental change in rural India remain a grey area, tackled by very few economists, a notable exception being Bina Agarwal.
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Real on reel
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is now airing a new weekly series, Earth Report, hosted by the renowned film-maker, David Attenborough. Attenborough, known for creating some very popular
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Reform begins in the factory
scores of books have been penned on sustainable develop ment, but David Wallace's study provides a short and critical appraisal of global approaches to sustainable development. The structure of
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Of green and greenbacks
consumer protection and environmental regulations are quite an important part of the economic agenda of developed countries today. It is the pressure created by activists, environmental groups and
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Neither rosy nor green
IT is beyond dispute that the pattern of economic development has substantially altered the relationship between humans and nature. But never has the underlying sociological, political and
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Working Upwards
health is not only - or even primarily - the concern of doctors and nurses. The community has a major role to play in creating an environment that makes available better health care facilities and
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Green films
The first thing that strikes about them is their eyes: questioning the unfairness of this world. They are child labourers employed by the carpet industry of Pakistan (Rights and Wrongs). In
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Stalking plague
it is heartening to note that in the present decade, the intellectuals and academicians of the nation are not pontificating and publishing in just the realm of abstract theory but are directly
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A shift in tradition
this is an interesting monograph. It combines historical ethnography with archaeo logy to understand the dynamics of the shifting agricultural system of the mountain dwelling Paharia community.
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The Insider
<font class=UCASE><b>direction: michael mann</b></font> <br> Screenplay: Eric Roth, Michael Mann
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Southern solutions?
Sustainable industry could emerge in the South if it does not repeat the follies committed by Northern nations during their industrialisation process
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A revolution redefined
Troubled by the degradation of soil and water, French farmers are now switching to a more sustainable practise of agriculture
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Biomeasures in Havana
Some of the bacteria and fungal species used in urban agriculture in Havana l Beauvaria bassiana , a fungus: to control the banana root borer, the sweet potato weevil, the ricewater weevil,
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Passing USA's laugh test
Helping George Bush gain political mileage seemed to be the overriding concern at the recent climate convention negotiations in New York. India stood alone on the issue of apportioning global sinks