Impolitic moves
The recent Cabinet shake-up could spell trouble for India on the eco-conservation front
Unconventional interference
The United States has decreed that GATT will have the last word on intellectual property rights, thus throwing the Biodiversity Convention to the …
Dancing to the World Bank's tune
The World Bank, which is the largest lender of aid to the Third World, is casting its shadow on decisions made by the Indian Union ministry of …
UNEP set to navigate a new course
The United Nations Environment Programme, which had previously advanced legal instruments to solve global environmental problems, is now …
North prefers UN to act as 'global governor'
Environmental concerns and the end of the Cold War are spurring radical changes at the UN. But the revamp is turning out to be another thorny issue.