No kidding
LISTENING To SMALLER VOICES: CHILDREN IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF CHANGE Victoria Johnson, Joanna Hill and Edda Ivan-Smith-ACTIONAID, London-£ 8
Quiet strangler
FARMING FOR DRINKING WATER: NITRATE POLLUTION OF WATER -- AN ASSESSMENT OF A REGULATORY REGIME Edited by Sue Elworthy Publisher : Ashgate …
2022 too short, too far: Five of 2022’s best books reviewed by DTE
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Three things historical literature can teach us about the climate crisis
The climate emergency may be unprecedented, but there are a few key ways in which past literature offers a valuable perspective on the present crisis
The peasant rebels of the Satnami Rebellion
'Fear of Lions' is a fictional retelling of the Satnami revolt against Aurangzeb, and underlines the importance of rebellion in times of oppression
World Book Day: Five books to reshuffle your reading list
This World Book Day, we bring you a list of nonfiction tales that may nudge you into stepping out of your comfort zone, and still keep you hooked
Tools for green diplomats
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATION Edited by Gunnar Sjostedt Publisher: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Price: $45
Filling in the historical gap on forestry
History of Forestry in India Edited by Ajay Rawat Publisher: Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1991 Price: Rs 350
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
‘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
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.
'There are more than 60,000 tree species in the world & my book had room for only 80!'
Jonathan Drori, author of Around the World in 80 Trees tells S S Jeevan about the phylogeny, ecological services, and the sociological …
