In search of East India Company
Ours is a corporate age. And amid the fertile arguments on how to tame and transform today's corporation, there is a sense that current era of …
Deadly bloom
Holland's thriving tulip flower industry is under pressure to clean up its act and save the environment from degradation caused by excessive use …
Journey into the market-place
Papua New Guinea has come a long way from a society that began cultivating crops in 8000 BC and had no need for a market economy. It came in …
High on Chinese demand
Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka's Bellary district
Choking India's generics exports
Manmohan's bag of magical budgeting tricks
The finance minister's targets for restructuring -- lower fiscal deficit, stronger economic recovery and higher exports -- form the core of his …
An organic cup of tea
The right mix of quality and profits
Marine feuds are festering sores in Kerala
Kerala's coast has become a battleground between traditional and mechanised fishing communities, jeopardising the marine ecosystem.
SAVING THE STURGEON
Leading caviar exporting nations agree to voluntarily restrict sturgeon fishing to pre-empt a ban by CITES
Don't bite that apple!
The government's plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser …
Oil's not well
The mustard oil industry is in severe crisis. vibha varshney finds out why
Dyeing cotton fabrics is an ancient Indian art
Indian textiles formed an important item in the trade network, the major thrust being on cotton fabrics in vibrant kalamkari patterns. Mastery …
Outstanding grain
The aromatic enigma makes basmati a clear winner among grains. The lack of knowledge of what traditional basmati is and an inability to take …
The Ice Story
Amit Shanker talks about a random photograph that helped him reveal how Americans kept British cool.
Guar mine
Farmers in Rajasthan make big bucks as shale gas rush boosts demand for little-known cluster bean
Two leaves and a bud
Chirala saree weavers losing out to computer-aided designs
Shrimp does not pay
Lac grows on plant
Scientists find a way to cultivate lac that is less labourintensive and more profitable
Developing countries are dumpyards for e-waste
A recent study in the US shows that by 2004, over 315 million computers will become obsolete. By 2005, for every single computer an American buys,…
Fall of the paragon
Century-old teak plantation business loses ground in India because of poor management and short-sighted policies
Looking for the right bait
Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations. This is certainly true of the fishing economy
Toxicitea tangle
Safeguards have been erected to weed out the supplies of tea laden with high pesticide residue levels. But when governments use these benchmarks …
Granite greed
Frenzied quarrying destroys livelihoods and environment in Karimnagar