THE nonchalance of salt manufacturers as well as the government is causing destruction to the wild ass sanctuary in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. The Kutch is also home to the

Attempts are on to save Goa's sinking salt industry which has used traditional production methods since the 10th century

The first-ever comprehensive study on the agarias, salt workers in Gujarat's Rann of Kutch, reveals their serious occupational health problems. They show symptoms of slowly turning numb from the feet

The American multinational company Cargill Inc has abandoned a proposal to establish a $15-million salt manufacturing unit near Kandla port in Gujarat. The decision came on the eve of a satyagraha

"Why shouldn't salt-making be classed as agriculture?' asks R Potharaju. "Both require land, water and sunshine, and are subject to vagaries of nature,' he reasons. Potharaju is convenor of the