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Contents page
Jan 15-31, 1995
Cover Story
The conservation of forests and Natural Ecosystems Bill, sponsored by the ministry of environment and forests, seeks to weed out an obsolete colonial act. But people's rights will still take a beating if the Bill goes through
News
The inferno at the Oil and Natural Gas Commission's rig in Andhra Pradesh leaves India bawling for help
The government clears a new policy to monitor epidemics and reduce disaster impacts
Coastal cyclone-warning radar technology, usually a matter of hit and miss, is to be upgraded with American help
Galvanising support for the unconditional withdrawal of the new Forest Bill, NGOs and a fifth column within the bureaucracy are harrowing the government
Interview
The raging controversy over the regressive draft Forest Bill has dumped the onus of defending it on minister of state for environment and forests Kamal Nath. But surprisingly, i...
Science & Technology
Studies reveal that falling ozone concentration could partly offset global warming
Sleeves and cuffs made of a new biodegradable material can help mend damaged blood vessels
Fresh data on the collision of shards of Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter last year has divided scientists on the size of the comet fragments
A new drug for lowering blood cholesterol is a blessing for heart patients
A bacterium can rid magnesite ore of silica, a major impurity
Bacteria can be used to produce paper
Analysis
The conservation of forests and Natural Ecosystems Bill, sponsored by the ministry of environment and forests, seeks to weed out an obsolete colonial act. But people's rights will still take a beating if the Bill goes through
Local communities in Nepal and some Central American nations have become invaluable participants in managing their forests
The anti-people attitude that environmental NGOs had vehemently opposed in the '80s has resurfaced in the recent draft Forest Policy Bill. The author examines why the NGOs failed to influence brain dead government policies
Special Report
...And the government's knee-jerk reaction to a TRMS-NEERI study of hazards in the chemicals industry
The Fortnight
The US is hopping mad about Chinese outfits copying and selling American products
With about 300 sq km almost stripped bare of forest cover, Africa's first national park battles for survival
Are chemicals used during the Gulf War causing sperm mutations among the war's soldiers?
A proposed oil plant threatens to maim and stunt Odessa's marine environment
Crosscurrent
The Forest Bill can be used to preserve our verdant national wealth
People's rights over forests are legally unassailable
Grassroots
A food for generations the world over, an algae comes as a boon for Tamil Nadu's farmers
Hill women, long deprived of any economic rights, have found their independent, confident voice in activities spurred by a welfare group
