Silk has joined carpets on the list of Indian industries that are frowned on in the West because of the extensive use of child labour. The Germans first voiced complaints against the carpet industry,

The Pangue dam project has got the World Bank's approval for a large loan amidst charges of environmental violations.

Apples are at the care of Himachal politics and withdrawal of subsidies can be politically disastrous

Despite hectic campaigning by the groups opposed to the Narmada dam plus a hefty boost from the anti-dam salvo fired by Bradford Morse and Thomas Berger, who formed a two-member independent review

INDIA is lobbying hard and activists are stepping up pressure as the World Bank prepares to take a decision in October on a suggestion to "suspend" but not terminate aid for the Sardar Sarovar

UN SECRETARY general Boutros Boutros-Ghali's suggestion that the North and South should share equally the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the

The World Bank is sponsoring two projects to upgrade technical courses in Indian technical training institutes