"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

Disasters often help science researchers to understand natural phenomenon closely, and the Asian tsunami is no different.

The prawn farming industry in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu has bounced back from the losses of the tsunami of December 26, 2004, causing irreperable damage to agriculture. The tsunami hit farmers of

Providing relief after a disaster like the December 2004 tsunami is a great challenge, especially in archipelagos far away from the mainland. But the administration of the Union territory of the

Army firing range draws tribal wrath in Nicobar Islands

Post tsunami relief work in Sri Lanka is bogged down by corruption, inefficiency and political machinations

Andaman s ecology will suffer