Planters devils?
The debate over captive plantations for the paper industry rages like a prairie fire
Paper chase
PAPER is important, but so are forests. The proposal of the ministry for environment and forests to allow the paper industry to establish …
A little "war" between the North and South
The public debate between Dutch environment minister Hans Alders and Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment, covering a whole …
Heavy cotton
Following suicides by cotton farmers in various parts of the country, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Delhi, the National …
Will liberalisation destroy the environment?
Get eight economists to discuss an issue and you'll get nine opinions. Down to Earth did precisely that. Eight noted economists were invited, …
Stressed woods
Management ofprotected areas has been one of the principal bones of contention between the various shades of interested opinions in the country. …
Revisiting economics of congestion