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The white man's ecological burden

ETHICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECTE Edited by Harold Coward and Thomas Hurka Publisher: The Calgary Institute for the Humanities (…

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 …

Cleansing chronicle

THE SANITARY CITY: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT·Martin V Melosi·John Hopkins University Press·Year&…

On loony ideas

Why do some ‘crazy’ endeavours click while others don’t? Safi Bahcall’s book probes the underlying mechanics

Roots breathing heavy

MANGROVE FORESTS: REPOSITORY OF NATURE’S MAGIC·Photo exhibition·India International Centre, New Delhi·November 4-10, 2001

Drought-hit state

BEARING THE BRUNT·28 min· English·Conceptualised by: Mahesh Bhatt·Directed by: Ajay Kanchan·Produced by: Save …

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