Too little, too late

GRASSHOPPERS AND LOCUSTS: THE PLAGUE OF THE SAHEL Publisher: The Panos Institute, London Price: L 7.95

A utlitarian look at cheap housing

LOW-COST HOUSING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES G C Mathur Publisher: Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-aligned and Other Developing …

Sign language from outer space

THE SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR EXTRAERRESTRIAL Frank Drake and Dara Sobel Published by Souvenir Press, Pages: 271, Price L16.50

Setting new limits to scientific knowledge

CHANDRASEKHAR AND HIS LIMIT G Venkatraman Universities Press, 1992 Rs 35

‘The charm of birdwatching is intact’

Birders are among the first to understand and warn of the repercussions of environmental damage, author Aasheesh Pittie says

Naivete makes little sense in business

TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITIVENESS: THE CASE OF BRAZILIAN AND INDIAN MACHINE TOOLS Jan Peter Wogart, Aasha Kapur Mehta, Arun Mehta Publisher: Sage …

It's all in the planets

ASTROLOGY IN PREDICTING WEATHER AND EARTHQUAKES B V Raman Publisher: UBSPD Publishers, New Delhi Price: Rs 35

Healthy, wealthy and wise

ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE FINANCING: THE INVISIBLE HAND Cam Donaldson and Karen Gerard Publisher: Macmillan, UK Price: Not stated Pages: 216

Green wisdom in Indian tradition

PANCHAVTI: INDIAN APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENT Banwari; Translated from Hindi by Asha Vohra Publisher: Shri Vinayaka Publications, Delhi Price: Rs 200;…

Rice politics ignores Asian socio-cultural base

Rice Science and Development Politics Robert S Anderson, Edwin Levy and Barrie M Morrison Publisher: Oxford University Press, New Delhi Price: …

An obituary for "development"

The Development Dictionary -- A Guide to Knowledge as Power Edited by Wolfgang Sachs Publisher: Zed Books, London and New Jersey Price: Not stated

Power failure

ENERGY OPTIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY Edited by R N Subudhi Publisher: Ashish Publishing House Price: Rs 250

Nature's invaluable services

>> What has Nature Done for Us, by Tony Juniper, Profile Books, Rs 917

When technology waves its magic wand

EXPLODING FREEDOM Sam Pitroda Publisher: Allied Publishers Ltd, India Price: Rs 200

Land is not enough for rehabilitation

Eight million traditional artisans in the country are threatened by industrialisation

Animal passion

ANIMALSCAM" Kathleen Marquardt Regnery Gateway, Washington $24

Vindaloo with a punch

FISH CURRY AND RICE: A CITIZENS' REPORT ON THE GOAN ENVIRONMENT Publisher: Ecoforum, Goa Price: Rs 200

Health care needs state control

AN INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PLANNING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Andrew Green Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK Price: Rs 475

Questions the modern world can't answer

WHO EILL SAVE THE FORESTS? KNOWLEDGE, POWER AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION Edited by: Tariq Banuri and Frederique Apffel Marglin Publisher: Zed …

The female face of environment

GENDER, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE Heleen van den Hombergh Publisher: International Books Price: Not stated

Unravelling the mysteries of biotechnology

Decrease in the need for chemical inputs will depend on the direction research takes, as private companies are interested only in profits.

Chinese Cadbury

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What to read and watch: Tortoise Under the Earth and other new releases

Two new books and two documentaries that caught our attention this week

Experiments in harmony with nature

GANDHI AND HIS ASHRAMS By Mark Thomson Publisher: Popular Prakashan Price: Rs 150