Damage-control and how
Should changing names of threatened ecosystems be the only way to induce more consciousness of the coming environmental cataclysm?
Deadly generosity
Eighty-four nations may have 'agreed' to ban the export of poisonous wastes, but major players in the trade like Germany could ruin the …
Challenges in Agriculture
Biotechnology issues pose tremendous challenges for developing countries. As a member of the World Trade Organisation, India will have to gear up …
Global Conservator
The US is taking its role as the protector of sea turtles worldwide too seriously, ignoring some important factors
People power
Movements to protest against the commercialisation of forests have gained momentum in Karnataka
A ban on common sense
Various restrictions imposed to protect the environment at Nanda Devi in the Himalaya have disturbed the rural lifestyle and economy, doing …
14 Years Later..
...there's a Bhopal waiting to happen in the nooks and corners of the country. But the government is yet to take the right steps to ensure the …
Spreading myths of money
The US is making a concerted effort to break down India's stand on climate change, with the active support of some Indian ngo s and business groups
Water visions
Past experiences in tackling river pollution have been disheartening. The recent call for recognising this water source as an ecosystem is a …
A mistake of judgment
Pioneering though the work has been, judicial activism has restricted the growth of a responsible and independent bureaucracy
Safe or smug?
The awareness of the looming threat of bioweapons has evoked a serious response from all over the world, except India
Watch out for these balloons
Sometimes resplendent, ungainly at other times, frogs are indicators of ecological health
Cut it out
A critique of recent suggestions to hack tusks, horns and other poachers' delights to save endangered animals.
Bickering to conserve
A continual tug of war between various agencies helped the Forest Conservation Act to evolve to its present form.
A change for the worse
Is a state government notification an indication that Gujarat, once considered to be committed to wildlife protection, has now moved industry to …
Chipko's triumphs extend beyond the forest
A look at the achievements and failures of a movement that began spontaneously in the Garhwal region two decades ago to protect trees from human …
Justice remains mirage for Bhopal gas victims
Nearly eight years after the Bhopal gas disaster, the legal battle over a settlement continues. But for the efforts of public interest agencies …
People's risk
Community-based risk assessment and abatement is a must in the age of expanding business opportunities
When the land shouts
Van Gujjars in the Shivalik foothills vociferously claim managing authority of the Rajaji National Park
South Asia: A Trash Can?
It's time South Asian countries took Iaction to tackle the POP menace. To begin with, they should tell the West that South Asia is not a dirty …
In the dumps
Despite international regulations and campaigning by environmentalists, hazardous waste continues to be dumped in India
Politics menus environment
Environmental concern has never been a political issue in India. Is it appropriate to expect a change in the mindset of leaders in the …
Time to act
People in the us should realise that only if they reduce fuel consumption will prices fall
When laws make out laws
Everybody's a loser. Forest guards die for laws that cannot be defended. Poor people get exploited. Veerappan rules the jungle. Sandalwood trees …
Where's the science?
Lack of a scientific approach towards wildlife management is telling on Indian flora and fauna.