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Dec 15-31, 2001
Cover Story
Naxalism started as a movement against land alienation. Today it has become a popular movement against natural resource alienation, particularly forests. Large areas of densely forested regions in the country are controlled by Naxalites. In these forested areas, the state and forest administration dare not enter. Naxalites use the growing alienation of tribal people against forest laws to gain ground. They secure tribal rights over non- timber forest produce and dispense quick justice -- at gunpoint. Sadly, the victims of Naxal violence are invariably the custodians of our forests -- forest guards. What is even more unfortunate is that they lose their lives defending laws that are so anti-people. Down To Earth reporters travel to these densely forested areas to discover what the Naxal rule means for forest management
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US appeals court rules in favour of Bhopal gas victims
Deadlines set for public transport vehicles to shift to green gas
High demand for clean diesel in Europe sends its price zooming
Delhi government fails to rein in diesel bus operators
Rockers strike an ecofriendly chord
Delhi government draws flak over gasification plant
Curbs on extraction of timber in Kerala's Wayanad district
Steel plant plan opposed by villagers facing ouster
Bengal varsity set to analyse and authenticate herbal drugs
Interview
A comprehensive set of rules is essential to regulate research and facilitate commercialisation in biotechnology. Patricia Sierra Blzquez , director...
Science & Technology
Ultrafine pollution particles can penetrate very deep into the lungs
WHO's acceptance of wrong information has resulted in the death of numerous children
Pollution of the past haunts our present
Gene encoding a mutant form of haemoglobin provides Africans protection from malaria
The AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating with five million new cases reported in 2001
Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to climate changes
Pesticides pollution threatens the aquatic life of the Ganges, especially the Gangetic dolphins
Solar lighting systems have brightened up the gloomy winters of Himachal Pradesh's Mayad valley
Injudicious state policies are not the only ones responsible for California's blackouts
Special Report
Successful cooperatives compel Maharashtra government to hand over control of irrigation facilities to farmers
From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused
Life & Nature
Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic groups, dominating the Bastar district, have little social or economic interchange today
Feature
The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is 13 years old. With little data on hand, battling cancer has become doubly difficult
The data is rudimentary. The analysis is poor. And is kept secret
The death of India's cancer control programme and the rise of cancers
The Fortnight
Mixed reaction greets cloning of human embryo
Leader
Crosscurrent
Past experiences in tackling river pollution have been disheartening. The recent call for recognising this water source as an ecosystem is a start in the right direction but one that needs to be backed by solid action
Review
Grassroots
The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What is required is a little bit of conviction and hard work
How come Andhra is left out of the mining loot story ? It is good for the nation if we learn to keep environmental and...
The UN environment report states that Ganga would disappear by 2030.There would be no need to train engineers or even Ganga...
A report published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology suggests that babies of...