Even as AIDS spreads throughout the world, Australians are determined to get their share of the profits from the use of a shrub that halts replication of HIV

Negotiators have paved the way for the ratification of NAFTA, which overshadows both the EC and the ASEAN in terms of economic clout

The Nuer tribals of Sudan settled their disputes in more organised and effective a manner than modern societies

Opposition to multinationals in the agriculture sector in Karnataka may soon spread throughout India

Latin American and Caribbean banana growers are seeking to reconcile the rivalry between them, which is threatening to escalate because of new import quotas set by the European Community

The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha has charged these 23 foreign collaborations with exploiting the country"s genetic wealth in the agriculture sector:

Villagers near Udaipur fear that even if they get back their traditional grazing ground, which is at the centre of a mining lease dispute, things will never be the same for them

Extracting minerals and ornamental stone in the Aravallis despit its environmental costs is such a flourishing economic activity that political parties are vying with each other to protect it. Because most mine workers have no other livelihood, they r

SURROUNDING a potential target by an army of bodyguards may actually increase the risk of assassination, according to researchers at Middlesex University, London (New Scientist, April 3, 1993).

Kerala's coast has become a battleground between traditional and mechanised fishing communities, jeopardising the marine ecosystem.

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