Clare Arni

Avian influenza AI is spiralling out of control in Asia. So also is the spin being put to the disease. There was the spectacle of Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his entire cabinet feasting on a smorgasbord of chicken to ease public conce

Till very recently, it was taken for granted in India that film festivals were avenues, which encouraged critical voices. Selection committees were appointed on merit and not because of their malleability to the official line. Not anymore, if developments

The killing of two social activists has left behind a series of unanswered questions. On the evening of January 24 social activists Sarita and Maheshkant attended a meeting at Shabdo village in Bihar s Gaya district. Soon after the villagers saw them off

On January 12, 2004, the New York Times carried an op ed article by former us Environment Protection Agency administrator Christie Todd Whitman. In it, Whitman laments that the Bush administration is increasingly disregarding moderate Republican viewpoint

Singapore may just have discovered a remedy to reduce water wastage at the household level. The city is known for its long standing efforts at saving water through recycling water and promoting rainwater harvesting. Now, they have started the Water Effic

With summer coming and water-tables falling rapidly, the Centre is readying to build 235 water harvesting structures, including dams, in the Capital,from March this year. This will be part of the Rs