The credo of an economist
Long-term economic growth is impossible through any act that pits humankind against the environment
Super panel proposed to promote research
The setting-up of a national research body and reviving the cabinet committee on science and technology are among the steps the government is …
Examining poor showing of Indian industry
INDIAN INDUSTRIALISATION: STRUCTURE AND POLICY ISSUES Editors: Arun Ghosh, K K Subrahmanian, Mridul Eapen, Haseeb A Drabu Publisher: Oxford …
Will MNCs displace the domestic industry?
MNCs are virtually shutting out indigenous manufacturers from the urban slice of the telecom pie, but the fault is not entirely theirs.
Freezing the Green fridge
Despite environment-friendly refrigerators making the grade, manufacturers are hesitant to introduce them commercially.
Free trade pact raises environmental fears
A common market linking Mexico, the United States and Canada could very well result in US firms heading north or south to escape strict pollution …
A passage to India through trade
TRADE, TARIFFS AND EMPIRE Basudev Chatterji Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price: Rs 490
I will not work for any company, big or small
Until recently, 14-year-old Daham was just another child carpet weaver. When he left his Bihar village to find work in UP's Mirzapur district, he …
Drowing in dung in Holland
A Vision from the South Mercio Games, Chandra Kirana, Somi Songanbele, Rajiv Vora Publisher: International Books of Utrecht Price: Not stated
Dupont decried
After the Thapar-Dupont plant was driven out of Goa, and it found a refuge in Tamil Nadu, a ho,n,t's nest has again been stirred up
Under the umbrella of eco-friendliness
Are the new ISRO 14000 environment standards industry's gift to a polluted globe, or merely the developed world's competition killing strategy
Development Deathtraps
Bonded labour, environmental devastation, abject working conditions... the stone crushing units of Haryana are a shame
Industry pays
In the face of public pressure, Indian industry appears -- albeit dimly -- to be ready to clean up its act
The need to be sure
The insurance market can become an invaluable weapon to protect the environment against errant industrial units
Indifferent strokes
A four-stroke scooter is all set to hit the market. But in the absence of data, it is too early to tell if it is any different
Smart homes
Soon, your house could take care of simple household functions, such as controlling heating and lighting
Food for soil
The 'green revolution' has boosted agricultural production and transformed semi-arid land, but its long-term effects on soil quality in India …
Half of diesel
Auto Expo '98 was an exercise in marketing diesel vehicles that have a low running cost and a high environmental cost
Eco-cool
An Indian firm introduces eco-friendly air conditioners and takes a step towards a future free from ozone holes
Return of the tube
Announcing the second coming of vacuum tubes, which were wiped out by transistors and integrated circuits
Tobacco wars
A QUESTION OF INTENT·David Kessler·Public Affair/BBS Pulications, New York· US $27.50
Diesel engine makers generate discontent
Manufacturers of diesel engines for generator sets are a divided lot today. Battlelines have been drawn between those who have complied with the …
Toyota pays up
Toyota Motor Corp will spend US $34 million to finance the improvement of anti-pollution controls on old, publicly-owned buses in the US even …
Extractive industries review
An independent review the World Bank commissioned wishes the Bank to stop funding all coal and oil mining projects in developing countries, …
Millions of labourers to be affected by brick producers’ strike over hike in GST, coal rates
Uttar Pradesh manufacturers to cease production for a year; Coal rates doubled from last year, GST goes up to 12% from 5%