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 …

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 …

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