A road to nowhere

You are the government

Government attention sets pulses spinning

Pulse production in India is touching an all-time high, but the benefits are reaching only a few because most farmers are ignorant about the new, …

Acknowledging the role of the arbitrator

The Nuer tribals of Sudan settled their disputes in more organised and effective a manner than modern societies

Northeast ahoy!

Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has grand plans to illuminate the whole country by now harnessing hydropower from the northeast region. His …

Farming out the problem

A recent report that the Union ministry of environment and forests may be "exploring the possibility of allowing private persons to breed wild …

The monsoon always catches the government unawares

First there was the mounting suspense. All of India awaited with bated breath the arrival of the south west monsoon. Would it arrive? Miraculously,…

The shadow of a calamity

Among disasters, drought is the easiest to predict and manage. The Indian Meteorological Department's forecast of a "below normal" monsoon in …

A travesty of justice

The new rehabilitation policy for project displaced persons is official jargon mongering

Tracking India's wealth

India has come out with maps of its biodiversity-rich regions, one of the first countries to do so in the world. It was the fruit of a five-year …

Incorporating social welfare in national planning

FOUNDATIONS OF INDIA'S POLITICAL ECONOMY: TOWARDS AN AGENDA FOR THE 1990S Edited by Subroto Roy and William James . Publisher: Sage Publications,…

Science through fun and games

To put together an exhibition on the environment for children was an excellent idea. Now, the ministry of environment and forests should consider …

From Ram rajya to scientific farming

No small issue

"I have yet to apply my mind to the forest convention"

Even uith the United Nations General Assembly Special Session to held in New Yorkjust two weeksfirom now, the Union minister for environment and …

UTlLISE FLY ASH

"At what cost to the environment"

"The country's forest cover will be raised by five per cent during the Ninth Plan," said Suresh P Prabhu , the Union minister for …

Spanish folly

When the Spanish found tobacco in America did they bite off more than they could chew? The debate still continues in the form of gutka in India

"I did not have enough time"

Saifuddin Soz , looks back on his achievements and failures as the Union minister of environment and forests in an interview with Anumita …

Warning to erring units

Salty ban lifted

Poetic justice?

A Kerala village burns down a polluting bone crushing factory

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MINISTRIES FINED

Bill to protect resources