‘My method’s an addition to the knowledge about climate change ending the Indus Valley Civilisation’
Down To Earth speaks to Nishant Malik from the Rochester Institute of Technology, United States about the new method he has developed to show …
अतीत के जंगल को समझने और जानने की अहम कड़ी हैं हिममानव
60 वर्षों से हिममानव यानी येति की खोज करने वाले एक घुमंतू लेखक डेनियल सी टेलर का डाउन टू अर्थ को दिया गया साक्षात्कार।
The declining infant mortality rate indicates that our growth rate will decline further
Amulya Ratna Nanda, registrar-general and census commissioner of India, feels the country has made some progress in bringing down its growth rate
सैकड़ों महिलाओं को उद्यमिता का पाठ पठा रही यास्मीन अरिंबरा
मलप्पुरम जिले में अपनी अथक मेहनत से सफलता की गाथा लिखने वाली तेन्नाला कृषि उत्पादक कंपनी की निदेशक यास्मीन अरिंबरा से बातचीत
सहकारी आंदोलन का आखिरी प्रहरी जन सेवा के मोर्चे पर
उत्तर प्रदेश के अयोध्या-फैजाबाद की पहचान मंदिर-मस्जिद की जंग के साथ जनमोर्चा और उसके संपादक शीतला सिंह की बेबाक कलम भी एक पहचान है
`Ancient Indian literature displays exact knowledge of environmental phenomena'
Retired diplomat and well-known translator of ancient Sanskrit texts, Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar recently released the reprint of his …
“Aboriginal people in Australia still do not have right over their land”
Poet and writer ALI COBBY ECKERMANN was in India recently to launch her memoir, Too Afraid To Cry. The book is an account of her growing up as a …
“प्रकृति और स्त्री पर आधिपत्य की आलोचना है इको फेमिनिज्म”
मिट्टी और स्त्री में बीज बोने का अधिकार पुरुष को हासिल हुआ और इस तरह पूरी दुनिया की प्रकृति पर पितृसत्ता का कब्जा है।
पर्यावरण, स्त्री और साहित्य
के. वनजा अपनी किताब में कहती हैं कि ऋग्वेद से लेकर आज तक साहित्य में स्त्रियों की रचनाओं की एक विशेषता है कि यह ...
`Eating chicken is like taking a course of antibiotics'
Devi Shetty, cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health, has seen increasing cases of antibiotic resistance at his hospital. Even those who …
'Odisha's waterman'
Ranjan Panda of Water Initiative Odisha, is a researcher, environmentalist and activist. He describes the threats to rivers and water bodies of Odisha
‘Independent India worse for tribals’
Widely respected in the civil society, B D Sharma spent his life fighting for the rights of tribals for about four decades. Excerpts from a …
‘My mentor Laurie Baker’
BENNY KURIAKOSE began his architecture career in 1984. He was one of the privileged few who worked under the tutelage of Laurie Baker which …
Mithi is a river, not real estate
Jagdish Gandhi wears many hats. A historian writing a book on Mumbai’s colonial past, he was among those responsible for restoring the …
‘Hudhud may develop into a very severe cyclonic storm’
Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist at Skymet, a private weather forecast agency, speaks to Kanika Kumria on how Hudhud developed, its likely …
‘Need balanced criteria to judge backwardness’
Following Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s campaign for special status for Bihar, a panel of six experts chosen by the Union Finance Ministry …
‘BRAI will benefit both private and public sectors’
Introduction of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill has brought cheers to the agri-biotechnology industry that was facing …
It’s a demographic disaster
Bluntness marks Ashish Bose who has destroyed more myths about India’s development and population growth than anyone else. No government, …
'We will work to free Delhi of pollution and improve civic amenities'
After a fortnight of uncertainty that followed assembly-election results in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party is finally set to form the government. …
Organic goes online
India’s organic food exports have found a new strength—online traceability. Web-based TraceNet can trace an organic product right …
‘South-East Asia must remain polio-free after certification’
Poonam Khetrapal Singh became the first woman to assume the office of WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia on February 1, 2014. Her priority …
Village protesting Kundankulam bans poll campaigning by any party
S P Udayakumar, coordinator of Peoples’ Movement Against Nuclear Energy, has been spearheading protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear …
'It is strange that government promotes products which directly cause cancer'
Pankaj Chaturvedi, associate professor and head and neck cancer surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, was recently honoured with the Judy …
Linkage between science and public policy has weakened
M S Swaminathan, popularly known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, has been associated with national agricultural research system (…
‘Watershed conservation can benefit 700 million people in 100 big cities’
Indian cities are struggling to fight water stress. Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Jodhpur are going to areas located far away to source …
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