Video magazine ignore environmental issues
With a few exceptions, video newsmagazines have shown little interest in covering science and environment.
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Science through fun and games
To put together an exhibition on the environment for children was an excellent idea. Now, the ministry of environment and forests should consider taking it to rural areas.
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Environmental Davids vs trade Goliaths
HARMONISING the management of environmental and trade interests is like blending east and west -- the twain shall never meet. Not, at least, in the foreseeable future. Yet, this is the central
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Compendium on natural history hooks reader
WHICH wildlife sanctuary in India is the world's only floating sanctuary? And, did you know the giant clam lays one billion eggs at a time? These are some of the fascinating facts on natural life put
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STAR shifts from soaps, sleuths to nature
As people become more concerned about the environment, a TV channel moves its focus from family dramas and crime thrillers to nature.
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It's whales today, but it could be you tomorrow
Industrial pollution along Canada's southeastern coast and its fatal results form the theme of BBC's Death on the St Lawrence.
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Delhi goes green with Environment Day contest
The Care for the Environment Contest, which was held in New Delhi to mark World Environment Day, met with a response that far surpassed the expectations of its organisers.
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Learning the language of transformation
THOUGH one dislikes pessimists who seem to have given up on our collective ability to put development onto a genuinely sustainable path, the fact remains they have enough evidence to demonstrate
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Green wisdom in Indian tradition
FOR THOSE who would have us believe the environment movement is the product of the twentieth century Western mind, Banwari's book provides a fitting rebuff. Almost admirable in scope, it introduces
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Indira Gandhi's dream comes of age
Indira Gandhi would have been happy had she known that environment, in which she took an active interest, has now become a central concern of governments the world over. Her deep understanding and
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The land rush
DEVELOPMENT discourse in the post-World War II era centred on social and economic inequality. Rural poverty was linked directly to iniquitous land ownership and it was felt public policy had to take
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Footprints of the wild
Publishers worldwide need to be goaded to specialise in environmental publications, but the fair was piled high with coffee table glossies on wildlife and environment, some targeting children.
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Kangaroos and tribals in the spotlight
The interests of the Tokyo Environmental Film Festival were varied and the films were technically superb, but most failed to focus on people
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An idiot's environment
Every major TV channel virtually bypassed Environment Day on June 5, making polite noises to mask their enthusiasm
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Short shrift to environment
A recent festival of short films bombed by and large
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Project without a people
SOON after the euphoria of the Green Revolution in India subsided, it became clear that the high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of rice and wheat were not the answer to the problem of foodgrain scarcity.
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Green visions
GONE are the days when environmental films could be seen only in the closed circles of filmmakers and critics. The general public was hardly ever exposed to environmental issues - except for the few
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Environmental music
ENVIRONMENTAL issues seem to be fetching considerable mileage for television programmers who flood us from abroad. Even Baywatch last week featured an environmental issue: when one of the shapely
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Worth undermined
MINING is an important industry the world over and small-scale mining represents a major segment of the mineral industry. It con- tributes substantially in terms of value, output, con- tributions to
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Wrong route
WHEN the Rural Litigation and Enlightenment Kendra (IRLEK), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Rajaji National Park, initiated a programme to educate the Gujjars, they came up with