"I am hiding because I don't want to go to work today. But they will come and drag me. Look, here they come!" This is 9 year old Pyaari, a child labourer who wants to play, not work. This
Since independence, India has had strong policies to promote the small-scale industrial sector: it is labor intensive and thus creates more jobs, it contributes to decentralized industrial development and the units are flexible and able to quickly reorient themselves to emerging demands.
the textile industry may adopt a new and more eco-friendly face. The textile technology department of Anna University in Chennai has developed a new technology that involves the use of ozone gas
For 35 years, Adhurai fought against Grasim Industries for polluting the environment in his village in Kerala. No one heard him. But after he died of cancer induced by the pollution, a mass agitation threatens to down Grasim s shutters forever
Scientists in the US have conducted experiments that could help manufacture strong bullet-proof vests. They have proved that nanotubes are about 200 times tougher than any other fibre. "It's amazing
The government, the judiciary and the people have to take action together to stop environmental damage. Laws have to be enacted and cases taken up on a priority. But laws alone will achieve little. If no action is taken on court orders, the land and the p
