THE COMMITTEE appointed by Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao to examine the viability of the Tehri hydroelectric project will not submit its report before mid-August. It was supposed to have the

A short term economic policy has meant more unemployment and poverty as well as a slower growth rate and environmental degradation

A severe tug of war between the North and the South preceded the unanimous acceptance of the Rio declaration

Our position is that USA is the biggest culprit in the world. ---Environment minister Kamal Nath on the eve of his departure to Rio We cannot permit the extreme in the environmental

• Human beings are at the centre of sustainable development. •States have the sovereign right to exploit their own resources. • The right to