In January this year, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MEF) had, with much fanfare, introduced a clause in the Environmental Impact Assessment notification by which feasibility reports
As India goes into economic overdrive, the urban explosion and its attendant traffic nightmares cry out for a radical alternative. DERK J VAN DER LAAN presents the case for the cheap and ecofriendly bicycle
IN THIS provocatively titled book, the authors point out that laws governing the use of "the commons" were not usually written because the complexity they dealt with was not amenable to
THE grassroots level environmental concerns of Bangladeshi citizens may finally be reflected in the Bangladesh government's latest National Environmental Management Action Plan (NEMAP), according to
A NATIONAL environment survey whose findings could be presented to Parliament annually has been proposed at the first meeting of the National Environmental Council. The environmental survey could be
OUR attitude to the environment has been like the proverbial free lunch: no immediate costs, and free dessert in the bargain. The punishment is that someone must pay for the degradation, even though