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Jul 1-15, 2012
Cover Story
The Earth Summit was a historical opportunity to set the world on the correct development trajectory. Negotiators from 191 countries came together to chart a road map for sustainable development and poverty eradication. The theme was green economy. But developed and developing countries refused to bury their differences. Developed countries were not ready to let go of their extravagant lifestyle, while developing countries were expected to take on green commitments. The countries could not even reach a consensus on the definition of green economy. The outcome is a document that neither shows how to save the environment nor ways to alleviate poverty. Arnab Pratim Dutta reports from Rio de Janeiro
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News
CICR banks on traditional solutions to Vidarbha’s cotton crisis
Government considering amending Forest Rights Act
Nearly 1,400 litres of the banned pesticide found in Kasaragod godowns
Interview
Nepal’s Forest Act of 1993, which allows communities to manage their forests, is admired and emulated by governments and movements across the world. The government now pla...
Rice is a staple diet for many. But a recent study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) under the United States department of agriculture has found that rising levels of carbo...
Patently Absurd
The Brazilian lawsuit against Monsanto’s royalty on soybean seeds exposes the irrational way in which laws apply to GM crops
Science & Technology
First genetic map of the microbes found in a healthy human body
Gene analysis shows how it got its size and flavour
Exercise no cure for depression
Naturally occurring trans fats not harmful
Turbines can increase local temperatures
The soil meter will be available in four months; cost: Rs 5,000
Special Report
Airlifting Union Carbide waste requires amending Indian law, violates Basel Convention
As corruption hijacks procurement centres in Bundelkhand, farmers prefer suicide to a debt trap. Richard Mahapatra reports from Uttar Pradesh with photographer Sayantoni Palchoudhuri
Andhra Pradesh’s Jalayagnam irrigation scheme unviable, contract-driven, says CAG draft report
Punjab has been in the grip of cancer for over a decade but the government has ignored the threat. Sonal Matharu reports with photographer Sayantoni Palchoudhuri from the state
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