Malaria

Breakthroughs in malaria research may well go the way of the other 'diseases of the poor'

Economics of healthcare

Dumped dangers

CITES backdoor

Conservation group aids entry for vested interest

G20 sharpens focus

Seeks broader relevance, concrete agricultural plans

Cash cropped

Transnational corporations are playing havoc with the lives of farmers

Another feather to his cap

Biswas bags 2006 Stockholm water prize

Portrait of an insider as an enticer

Report>>his is the autobiography of a man

A shot in the arm for abandoned vaccine trials

With HIV spreading fast in some Third World nations, these countries have decided to end months of uncertainity by opting for vaccine trials …

What a waste

Third World wood finds niche in global market

North rejects India's plea

India's request for a $2 billion grant to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances was turned down because Northern countries felt it was …

Special status for India in global village

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - STRATEGIES FOR THE 1990s Publisher: UNESCO Price: French francs 40

Rewards from Rio: A year later

No money for labs in antibiotics research

Though increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is making it difficult to treat diseases such as malaria, pharmaceutical companies do not …

Beijing makes all-out bid to join GATT in '93

Despite indications that it may take longer, China is doggedly pursuing its goal of becoming a GATT member this year.

GEF A tale of beggars and frauds

TB threat as acute as AIDS

Infectious diseases are still the largest cause of death in the world and tuberculosis remains the leader.

Being accountable

The reluctance of financial institutions to be made answerable will stymie progress on implementing the Earth Summit agreentents.

Behavioural changes is the way to curb AIDS

Doctors and social workers advocate awareness as the best way to prevent AIDS, a disease that has no vaccine or cure, from spreading.

North - South tussle over SDC

The proposal for setting up a Commission for Sustainable Development, considered one of Rio's successes, is already caught in a dispute over size,…

AIDS increases TB death risk

People infected with the AIDS virus are more susceptible to tuberculosis, and this further reduces their chances of survival.

Energy analysis uncovers interesting trends

WORLD ENERGY: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Lee Schipper et al Publisher: Stockholm Environment Institute Price: Not stated

Musical chairs

Technology and the public sector

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC ENTERPRISES Sunil Mani Publisher : Oxford & IBH Publishing Co Pvt Ltd, Delhi Price : Rs 250