The barometer of change

VITAL SIGNS 1993: THE TRENDS THAT ARE SHAPING OUR FUTURE Lester R Brown, Hal Kane and Ed Ayres Publisher: W W Norton & Co, USA Price: $10.95

A masquerade

THT NEW JAPANESE PESTICIDE CARTAP (PADAN) S A Abbasi and Sujata Krishnan Publisher: Ashish Publishing House, Delhi Price: Rs 300

Energetic debate

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENERGY INDUSTRIES IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION Edited by Nicola Steen Earthscan …

Market rights

TRADE IN AGRICULTURE:THE URUGUAY ROUND AND AFTER Edited by B Bhattacharyya and A K Sengupta Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Rs 400

Biomass ammassed

FOREST RESOURCES AND WOOD-BASED BIOMASS ENERGY AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSETS Edited by William R Bentley & Marcia M Gowen Winrock International …

The roots of knowledge

BEYOND FARMER FIRST: RURAL PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRACTICE Edited by Ian Scoones & John Thompson …

Food for thought

Nutrition in the Nineties -- Policy Issues Edited by Margaret R Biswas and Mamdouh Gabr Publisher: Oxford University Press Price: Not stated

Reform begins in the factory

scores of books have been penned on sustainable development, but David Wallace's study provides a short and critical appraisal of global …

For a fairer science

science and policy-oriented research has in recent decades had to address knowledge systems hitherto considered marginal to the mainstream …

Riding the waves

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT Published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development . 1995

Mother and natureboth?

DISCUSSION PAPER: GENDER, ENVIRONMENT AND POVERTY INTERLINKS IN RURAL INDIA: REGIONAL VARIATIONS AND TEMPORAL SHIFTS, 1971-1991 Bina Agarwal . …

A Gujjar's tale

COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS·Avdhash Kaushal· Natraj Publishers 1997

Drop by drop

FROM INDIFFERENCE TO ACTIVE PARTICIPATION: SIX CASE STUDIES OF NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOCIAL ORGANISATION·Frances Sinha and …

Media matters

MASS MEDIA & ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT; AMERICA’S GREEN CRUSADES·Mark Neuzil and William Kovarik·Sage Publications·…

Misplaced care

SOCIAL CHANGE AND CONSERVATION·Edited by Krishna B Ghimire and Michel P Pimbert·Earthscan Publications, UK

Reversing roles

STUDIES IN RURAL PARTICIPATION — 3 — PARTICIPATORY APPRAISAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES·Neela Mukherjee· Concept Publishing Co,…

Tesla's world

My invention and other essays. By Nikola Tesla, Samantha Hunt, Penguin, Rs 863

From the blurbs

From the blurbs

Inside-Outside

CURSOR>>

Earthy honours

CURSOR>>

No kid stuff

SpotLight>>

Water way

SpotLight>>Report>>

Classical conservation

SpotLight>>Report>>

Simplified science

Cursor>>Report>>