A handful of aces for the North

Global environmental concerns throw open the South to Northern intervention, whereas the South has limited interest in intervening in Northern …

No taking cheap Colombian coal to Newcastle

John Major's Conservative government is learning the hard way that a free market economy alway works better anywhere but at home.

Speaking for the people

Rio saw the largest ever gathering of NGOs -- over 2,000 of them. And finally the world was forced to acknowledge that NGOs were the real voice …

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 …

Nothing gained, but nothing lost either

The glitz at UNCED was very impressive -- over 100 heads of government gathered together to thrash out environment politics. But the results were …

The global green farce

At UNCED the inclustrialised countries do not want any serloys restructuring of their economies or their lifestyles to save the earth. But the …

Rio's Stepchild

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is a non-starter. Administrative and financial matters get the better of any serious attempts to deal …

Rajya Sabha passes coal mining bill

Amendments suggested by members of Parliament rejected

No two-finger test for rape

Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit

Earth-like object may have collided with us to form the Moon

Studies explain why there are stark similarities and subtle difference between compositions of the Moon and Earth

Algae outbreak in Arabian Sea threatens fisheries

Noctiluca scintillans, suited to grow in low-oxygen water, has been spreading in Arabian Sea for the last decade

Still life in waves

The visual media is into the business of producing images. Sometimes, just sometimes, they become iconic. For disasters there is a recognisable …

Humans exhaust this year’s quota of natural resources

International report shows our demand is way beyond what Earth can provide

New evolutionary law explains how living beings, minerals & species evolve

In the early years of the Solar System, Earth was home to 20 minerals, which evolved to almost 6,000 known minerals today

Space Race 2.0: Are we aliens?

There is a theory that says life could have intergalactic origin

Proposed Nicarguan canal to upset ecological balance on massive scale

Government has allegedly not shared details of US $40-billion project with the public

Double trouble heading for Jammu and Kashmir

After a brief pause, heavy rains will resume on Wednesday

Sendai framework on disaster risk reduction disappoints

Goals are without specific time plan and targets

Union budget 2015: Children left asking for their dues, as ever

The most drastic cut in child budget so far has occurred in the 2015-16 budget

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto on Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo

Cross Hairs - December 16-31, 2014

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Dangerous funds

Easy World Bank loans on mining and power projects can harm biodiversity

First time voters scripting a new electoral demography

Africa’s democratic deficit

Political leaders fail to deliver in Africa