Development on its haunches

KAISE JEEBO RE·VHS· 80 minutes·English· Directed by Anurag Singh and Jharana Jhaveri·Jan Madhyam, New Delhi

Rio fever hits the networks

The mother of all summits grabbed a good deal of telecast time recently

Saving forests and a box office hit

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Pitching for sustainability in agriculture

Two films, shown recently in the Capital, focus on alternative farming strategies as a counterbalance to the ecologically destructive Green Revolution

Have lead, will damage

The first episode of an S&T serial on STAR Plus takes a hard look at the havoc caused by lead emissions and strategies to counter this.

Jaws turns 50: In Peter Benchley’s novel, you barely mind if its self-loathing characters are eaten by a ‘genius’ shark

Benchley, horrified by the bad rap his novel gave sharks, would go on to become an ecological activist focused on shark protection

No Kodak moments any more

Origin: This outstanding portrayal of India’s caste system is hugely important to Dalit people like me

Based on the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, it depicts marginalisation as a thread that connects race, class, caste and gender

The Dalai Lama features in International Science Film Festival of India

‘The Dalai Lama: Scientist’ brings to light several largely unknown aspects of the leader

12 film marathon spotlights urban decadence

Interestingly, apartment blocks in Warsaw bear a strong resemblance to Delhi Development Authority's more abominable creations.

Zooming in on three prize-winners

A look at this year's award-winning documentaries: an educational film on the Silent Valley, a campaign film on the Tehri dam project and a third …

Review: ‘The Railway Men’ fails to elevate from soggy soap opera to crackling survival thriller on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Multiple character arcs, unnecessary storylines turn The Railway Men into a YRF drama that thrives on high use of glycerine, misplaced suspense …

Bleak future

PARTNERS IN PERIL·Produced and directed by Jahar Kanungo·30 minutes

Unheralded films feature development themes

Individuals and voluntary agencies continue to make films in different parts of the country on subjects that interest them, though hardly any of …

Climate change, tribal livelihood: Cinema meets environment at IFFI

Movies such as Taledanda, Koozhangal, Semkhor rise to the occasion to highlight a range of environmental issues staring at mankind …

British TV crucifies India's nuclear programme

Using cloak-and-dagger techniques and with help from willing critics, a British television crew does a hatchet job on India's nuclear programme.

Naseeruddin does better than Streep

The puckish wit of the actor-turned-anchorperson in Turning Point has contributed to the popularity of the programme

Massive forest fire breaks out in Goregaon Film City, Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Cause of fire yet to be established

Dam 999 angers Tamil Nadu politicians

Feature film intensifies row over Mullaperiyar dam

'Bollywood stars could act in the romances around nuclear contamination'

So says Brazilian environmental journalist Norbert Suchanek who is travelling with his film festival across the world. One of its kind, the …

Falling silicon prices shakes up solar manufacturing industry

What will prevail? Crystalline PV or thin-film

‘Mass media campaigns can curb tobacco consumption significantly’

Tobacco is the leading cause of heart diseases among the young. Nandita Murukutla, country director (India) of non-profit World Lung Foundation, …

Sakri solar power plant may not be shifted after all

Cost escalation made Maharashtra's power generation company reconsider present site in Dhule district 

New guidelines for national solar mission power projects

Reverse bidding retained, small changes like use of domestic content raises technology concerns