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May 15-31, 2001
Cover Story
Shifting agriculture on the hillsides has been going on for centuries. In recent times, it has been blamed for degrading the ecology. Agriculture is a sound ecological management strategy, provided it is sustainable
Editor's page
News
A non-polluting, community-owned mass transport system for Mumbai
The Patna high court gets cracking on erring officials
The tiger census kicks off a row
Monsanto gets ready to test modified soyabean in India
Mumbai gears up to open its gateway to the clean fuel
The Save Dal Lake project is embroiled in a multi-crore scam
Let the Bhure Lal Committee decide on what qualifies to be a clean fuel, says the Supreme Court
Goa battles against the plastic menace
The Kani tribals are awarded a patent
The truth about the mouse comes at a price
Interview
After being instrumental in the eradication of smallpox, D A Henderson , director, Centre for Civilian Biodefence, Johns Hopkins University, USA, fin...
Science & Technology
UK's efforts to control antibiotic-resistant bacteria fails
The great musician may have suffered lead poisoning
Children in the US suffer lower IQ levels even at acceptable levels of lead in the blood
Amphibians in India are besieged by numerous threats
Ionic salts hold promise as ecofriendly solvents
A new kit to detect contamination in fish
Genes from drug-resistant bacteria enter bacteria in soil and water
GHGs raise ocean temperatures
Wind energy projects pick up steam in Rajasthan
Special Report
Three months after Gujarat was flattened by an earthquake, the state government goes in for a relocation plan to satisfy the builder's lobby
Deforestation, corruption or politics? The killing of four tribals in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district leaves many questions unanswered
Feature
Sustainable harvesting of chiru may help save the Tibetan antelope
The Fortnight
A recently found dinosaur fossil reinforces the theory that birds are the descendants of dinosaurs
Leader
Crosscurrent
Official negligence turns a dry spell into a famine
Jabalpur's shrinking lakes needs sincere planning and community participation
P R Mishra used the power of the community to transform the barren landscape of Sukhomajri into a model for forest regeneration
Review
Grassroots
Jal biradari launches movement to drought-proof villages
Good job bringing this to light. People won't realise how huge the problem is and municipalities are woefully ill equipped to...
Agreed; mining can never be sustainable, but then how do you get the metals to make all the things you need in the course of...
Very good piece.