Not a matter of dole

The World Hunger Task Force must respect the food choices of the poor consumer

The cactus and its uses

Cacti are prickly, and pleasing. Extremely ungainly, they flourish in arid conditions where no plant will survive. Succulent inside, their thick …

Who's Environment Day?

What a bloody mess

When the Ebola virus broke on April 10 this year, the scientific world went into a tizzy? It's uncontrollable, it's the big daddy of horror movies,…

Visionary

Blind terror: 80 per cent of the world's sightless are in the developing world, and the number will double by the turn of the century. Carl …

Only connect?

Telecommunications and the television (TV) broadcasting sectors have been most instrumental in ushering in what is called the 'Information society'…

Off to the next round

The South came back reasonably victorious from Rio, it was only because of the poor leadership of USA. The question now is: will it be able to …

What a bloody mess

When the Ebola virus broke on April 10 this year, the scientific world went into a tizzy? It's uncontrollable, it's the big daddy of horror movies,…

Outrage of the 99%

UN falls victim to its inherent weaknesses

There are several reasons why the UN finds itself bereft of power today. Part of the crisis results from the cash-strapped organisation's own …

Oiling the wheels of globallisation

The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence

For safe custody

Besides its other decisions, the third Conference of Parties also resolved to empower native peoples to use and conserve biological resources in …

The world is vulnerable to oilspills

But most nations are ill-equipped to protect biodiversity havens

Agro-culture gets its due

Computer games simulate society

Puppets on purse strings

At the International Conference on Finance for Development (ffd) held last month in Monterrey, Mexico, rich countries once again rejected new, …

CDM begins to roll

Global warming doesn't sound quite right when half of India is reeling under a cold wave. We apologise. But the World Meteorological Organisation …

End of dividend

Not merely a numbers game

Although the recently held world population summit emphasised population control in the developing countries as the main block in the path to …

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 …

A new look at the first great civilisations

Visionary

Blind terror: 80 per cent of the world's sightless are in the developing world, and the number will double by the turn of the century. Carl …

The climate for a change

Are the nations of the world serious in their much-touted efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions? VINAYAK RAO examines the motives, moods …

The wisdom of the unlettered

Uproar over a burning issue

With rising awareness regarding the hazards of incinerating waste, a lot of proposals for incinerators have been ruled out in the West and the …