NGOs left holding the baby
The state is slowly withdrawing from the welfare sector leaving voluntary organisations in a quandary
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Let's get political
The environmental movement is politically weak. That is the lesson from the Rio summit
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Catch a tiger by its pug
Accurate tiger census methodology assumes significance in the context of the recent controversy over the declining number of tigers in the Indian sub continent. And counting pugs is the easiest and cheapest method of tiger census.
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A sustainable lifestyle in the mountains
Living with the Gaddis was an environmental lesson worth learning.
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"Inside" and "outside" stakes in wetlands
The rediscovery of the value of wetlands the world over will be short lived if they are not properly managed and conserved
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Mira Behn: A friend of nature
The urge to be close to nature guided Madeleine Slade, who came to be known as Mira Behn, throughout her life
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Cooperative ecoharmony
Japanese cooperative stores go eco friendly
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Aluminium's birth defect
The extraction of aluminium from its ore is a highly polluting process
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When "ignorants" show the way
Tribal herdsmen, who are naturally closer to nature, can lead on the path towards sustainability
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Manna from the sky
You can now 'telecommute' for sustainable use of resources and take an 'edutainment' break! overseeing more than what an overseas aid by a developing country does, satellite info is the emerging poverty alleviation mantra for developing nations
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A billowing problem
Promoting cigarette smoking and refusing to accept its resultant health hazards is but sheer avarice on the part of our politicians as well as the tobacco industry
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The silver spoon
Development in the small farm sector holds the key to a holistic progress in the Asia Pacific countries
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Turning to God
Godfrey Baseley, the man behind "The Archers", BBC's popular serial on agricultural information, is dead. His 'gossip' was valuable advice to the country's farmers
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Drowing in dung in Holland
AN Indian environmentalist recently offered me a five-word analysis of pollution in the Netherlands, which made up in crispness what it lacked in elegance. "Holland," he said, "is drowning in
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Naseeruddin does better than Streep
The puckish wit of the actor turned anchorperson in Turning Point has contributed to the popularity of the programme
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Rio fever hits the networks
The mother of all summits grabbed a good deal of telecast time recently
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Borrowed perspectives
For most of the live coverage of the Rio conference we have to depend on CNN. And it requires BBC to give us a perspective on our Green Revolution....
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For the swish of a snow leopard's tail...
A commitment to excellence and breathtaking photography characterise the two recent films on Ladakh made by Naresh and Rajesh Bedi
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One earth but whose future?
FOR SOME publications, it is more interesting and instructive to review the context rather than the content. In the case of One Earth One Future-Our Changing Global Environment, the content is by now
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Environment management treated cursorily
This volume collates 29 papers on environmental management, air, water and wastewater management, ecology and environmental pollution control and noise. The book reflects the extent of