THE CONFERENCE has just ratified the Earth Charter, the name of which has been changed to the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development at the behest of developing countries. This puts

The glitz at UNCED was very impressive over 100 heads of government gathered together to thrash out environment politics. But the results were disappointing

UNCED has thrown into sharp focus all matters environmental international industry, quick to Catch on to now trends, has started branding its technologies environment friendly and in some cases, started looking for less wasteful ways

UNCED saw the largest ever gathering of heads of government in history. Ceremony, glitter and pomp were played out against a backdrop of demonstrations, haggling and scandal. The Down to Earth team, which witnessed the entire pageant, records its impres

It was the Stockholm conference, held exactly 20 years ago, which put environmental issues on the global agenda for the first time. But the contours of environmental negotiapons have changed a great deal from those early days

A severe tug of war between the North and the South preceded the unanimous acceptance of the Rio declaration

USA is pushing big dollars to unravel the mystery of the earth's climate

Our position is that USA is the biggest culprit in the world. ---Environment minister Kamal Nath on the eve of his departure to Rio We cannot permit the extreme in the environmental

• Human beings are at the centre of sustainable development. •States have the sovereign right to exploit their own resources. • The right to

Given the rich California's zero emission target of 1998, manufacturers have started producing eco friendly cars