Reading is believing
An essay on Moving Pictures, the magazine brought out by the Television Trust for the Environment, and its role in projecting TV, video and even …
No laughing matter
Activists are increasingly resorting to attention-grabbing techniques to bring development issues into the public domain
Website review: Going 'rural'
www.ruralnaukri.com proclaims itself as a "'Haat' where buyers and sellers of rural talent meet". But if you think it is entirely to do with …
A virtual takeover
A set of electronic postings on the subject of AIDS on the prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) website are making AIDS researchers see red
Southern California forest fires
Here are some of the different uses of the forest fires that raged in southern California, USA, this month: The Washington Post reported that the …
Book notice: Green peace
Environmental Peacemaking Edited by: Ken Conca and Geoffrey D Dabelko Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 244+15 pp
Photo-copy
If this is world's best in photojournalism, then it is shocking. Make no mistakes. Most of the photographs, featured at the Annual World Press …
"Ad" nauseum: Science and technology
It is "payback" time for the scientific establishment too! The incumbent Indian government, keen to amass political capital well before the next …
Pesticides in soft drinks: media war
With their reputation at stake, the soft drinks industry started a major public relations offence. After decades of some of the most glamorous …
Magic on the pages: Harry Potter goes green
Endangered forests were not something the wizards at Hogwarts have had to bother about. Until now...
Book review: Social Watch India
Governance acts as the mid-wife for development. Accountable and responsive governance is the surest way for perfect delivery of the fruits of …
Ford: Looking backward
To coincide with Ford's centenary celebrations in Dearborn, Michigan, the us environmental group Sierra Club is planning to run an advertising …
Fat before fit
Apparently, the uk government has decided to fight obesity by promoting chocolate consumption. It has endorsed a campaign by Cadbury Schweppes to …
Website review: www.rainwaterharvesting.org
Summer is here and with it water wars at neighbourhood taps and tanker stops. To find a way out of scarcity, visit the Centre for Science and …
Bioterrorism: Contentious content
The sudden spurt in articles on bioterrorism published by medical journals may have inadvertently helped convince the public that the war on Iraq …
Europeans and Biotechnology in 2002 - Eurobarometer 58.0 (2nd Edition: March 21st 2003)
The Eurobarometer Survey measures the awareness and concerns of Europeans on important environmental issues. The fifth edition of the survey, …
Advertisements: Flu good, no?
Avian influenza (AI) is spiralling out of control in Asia. So also is the spin being put to the disease. There was the spectacle of Thailand …
India smiling, are you smiling too?
India is smiling. The question is: are you in, or are you out? Have you signed up? India is smiling. For good reason. Never has living here been …
Tata retaliates
Media>> 2G SCAM • India
Living inside social media eco chambers: Ideological conditioning through information bias
Combined with rampant misinformation that circulates through the internet, most users dive deep into an ideological pitfall: They end up building …
Book review: Science in Indian Media by Dilip Salwi
Indian media is not known to pay any more attention to science news than is strictly necessary. This book cites a survey conducted by Delhi-based …
A dig at scientists
Daily Mail/BBC>> Science Show • The UK
Simply Put: World Press Freedom Day 2023
Simply put: Pathalgadi & Media
Cell phone to the rescue
Mobile App>> Road Accidents • Kenya