Feature Article

A Filipino farmes uses the unstinting goodness of nature to contain pests

For over 2 months now, the hills of Simlipal in Orissa have been inundated by fierce monsoon showers. Thick foliage dripping water on the undergrowth had turned the soil to slush, to be kneaded by animal hooves. Tracks of animals in search of food mingled

It's a smooth road to money

The United States has had its buccaneering way in the Law of the Sea treaty, angling the proposals on deep seabed mining towards the "free" market and scuttling Third World gains

India has a lot of full steaming up ahead to do to be able to exploit the opening up of the seas

The amended law of the Sea treaty seeks to allay US fears and surrenders pride of place to the free market. The developing nations made major some prefer to call it "realistic" compromises to garner American support

New Delhi has become the hub of the burgeoning air traffic in Asia. But does it have the mathematical precision to avoid traffic snarls in the air?

Impending doom has prompted villagers in Bihar and Orissa to protect their forests from natural calamities. And humans

Several Western nations have decided to stipulate high environmental standards for the goods they import. The step demands the substitution of several chemicals deemed harmful with ecologically benign ones, and suitable technological modifications an e

A small village has proved that people's management of forests can bring prosperity