Everybody wants to be green

Politicians and businessmen appear concerned about the environment these days. Their speeches and interviews are laced with expressions like '…

What price the constitution?

Breakthroughs in genetic engineering have led to questions on the ethics of suchexperiments. Should scientists alone be steering the decision-…

The Net profit

Today the Internet gives people a new voice as well the power to use it. People are communicating directly with government officials and …

Making a start

Ground realities alone will determine the future of Himalayan biodiversity and the people of the area

A disease called pollutionitis

Most of Delhi's urban elite suffer from this disease which makes them "rationally irrational". The disease is accompanied by finger-pointitis and …

A letter from a villager

A villager in Goa wants to cut a tree growing in his backyard to mend his damaged roof. But he needs to get permission from the tree officer. And …

HEADS or TAILS

A close look at the history of climate change negotiations reveals some alarmingly reckless traits in Indian policymaking

Business e-sense

Governments are duty-bound to promote open source software

Open to dispute

Who's afraid of slumdog millionaire?

Control shift?

USA might have ceded the control of the Internet, but only partially

Did Ardi walk for sex?

Are we getting hasty in ascribing gender roles to our oldest ancestor

Your pet is not as smart as you think

A simple research by a New York scientist shows how

Harvesting troubles

Combine harvester machines not suitable for India

Intrepid non-learners

Indian politicians travel on public money—for what they can learn from the click of a mouse

Fear of asteroids is expensive

Unmanned space missions can be as helpful in garnering knowledge of outer space

Winter visitor to a cold land

Black-necked Grebe ventures into Arunachal Pradesh

Parched tip

Kanyakumari stands testimony to the fact that unchecked population growth and faulty land use can lead to water scarcity even in places wallowing …

Mushroom magic

In a recent breakthrough, an Indian mushroom has been found to be extremely effective in controlling heavy metal pollution

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 …

Can we live forever?

Though all living beings have a finite life span, beyond a certain age, the probability of survival becomes unpredictable.

Fuel for the people

Blame it on the foreign hand

The government's policy of screening long-staying foreigners for AIDS is an attempt to find a scapegoat for a national health problem

Dangerous make-up

A warning against indiscriminate selling and buying in a new fad: herbal drugs

Whose home is it, anyway?

The Maldharis of the Gir national park face eviction because their "unsustainable" economy if threatening the Asiatic lion