If nothing is done, we fisherfolk will perish
Bhajani Behera of Arakhakuda village, feels the lake is doomed unless the government mounts rescue operations quickly. He should know, because he …
"We are fighting a losing battle"
The mere knowledge that mosquitoes are the carriers ofa number of Diseases like malaria, filariasis and dengue is not enough to check the …
"Self-dependence is the key"
Anna Hazare , the force behind Maharashtra's model village of Ralegan Siddhi and the Adarsh Gaon Yojana (Ideal Village Programme), is also in the …
"Urban management in India is poor"
Every year during monsoons, many towns in India experience heavy flooding. These floods - some natural, others human-induced - result in a heavy …
"Doctors too need education"
Dr S K Chabbra, reader and head of the department of cardiorespiratory physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, is among the few …
The North wants to exploit the biodiversity of the South
P Pushpangadan , director, National Botanical and Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow,speaks to Archana Srivastava on India's biodiversity
'In genetics, the ethical choice lies with the people'
A professor of molecular biology and virology at the Salk Institute at La Jolla, USA, Dr Inder M Verma is also the chairperson of the Scientific …
Developed nations are not bothered about marine resources
Fifty-five-year-old thomas kocherry , one of the founders of the National Fishworkers Forum -- a trade union network of 200,000 traditional …
"Calcutta is sifting on a time bomb "
DIPANKAR CHAKRABORTI, director, School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University has done significant work among people affected by Arsenic …
Our discovery can help cancer patients
Amarnath Maitra , professor in the department of chemistry, University of Delhi, has developed a new way of administering drugs to the human body.…
'The world's entire gene-pool is open for manipulation'
INDRA VASIL was one of the first scientists to successfully manipulate wheat plants using genetic engineering techniques. Before he came in, …
"Polluters are today's environmentalists"
Crusader for the rights of over eight million Indian fisherfolk, Thomas Kochery , 57, made news headlines when he rejected the US $150,000 …
"Real power lies with people"
Christine Milne , leader of the Tasmanian green party, was recently in New Delhi to attend the New Horizons programme, an effort to promote …
"I have always been an environmentalist"
Russi Mody, chairman of Tata Steel, defends his organisation's involvement in the controversial Chilika Aquatic Farms Ltd project in Orissa.
"Women know how to manage better"
SMITA GHATE was assistant collector in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar District from January 1997 to January 1998. She was transferred for taking a …
Prevention is the only cure
Diseases due to change in the environment are on the rise, especially in India. Olavi Elo , World Health Organization (who) representative in …
We have enough water. We only need proper water management
D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India
Lessons from the colonial past
Twenty-two years ago, the publication of a book, Indian Science and Technology in the 18th Century, by an unknown Gandhian, DHARAMPAL, took the …
David Sands on bacteria's role in rainfall
David Sands, professor at the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, usa, hypothesized that there is a link …
"The North is driven by the industry"
Christine von Weizsaecker is a senior microbiologist based in Wuppertal, Germany and the vice-president of Ecoropa, the premier European …
IISc is not working on terminator genes
Goverdhan Mehta , director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, talks to N Raghavan on the need to sharpen the institute's focus and …
"We are close to crisis point"
Agriculture and its subsequent effect on the environment, rapidly depleting natural resources like arable land and water, the slackening of the …
"Watershed management is not equitable"
N K Sanghi , director, National Institute of Agriculture Extension and Management in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), has been advocating a modified …
"Clean air can save many lives"
CARTER BRANDON an environmental economist in the environment and natural resources division of the World Bank (WB), has done considerable work …
"We are not afraid to lay down more lives for our rights"
Chilika, Asia's largest brackish water lake in Orissa, is in the midst of a controversy that refuses to die. At stake is the livelihood of …