A WHO study notes that While India has achieved impressive levels in food production, equitable distribution is still a distant dream. Chronic hunger still persists, but severe,nutrition related diseases have almost disappeared.

Getting scientists from developing countries to serve on the climate change panel is proving difficult.

Against a background of worldwide recession, the Rio conference came and went with many promises of aid by the Northern countries. But by the end of the year, nobody remembered those promises or the problems of the South. Even doughty donors like the Scan

Union minister for planning and non conventional energy Sukh Ram says he will shelve the proposed cement projects if the Congress comes to power in Himachal Pradesh.

Insects introduced to curb the spread of water hyacinths are avoiding feeding on those weeds that have been contaminated by toxic metals

Diseases caused by severe malnutrition have been virtually eliminated.

A tussle over funding clouds issues of climate change a biodiversity.

How serious is the cement industry about upgrading technology to combat pollution?

Crops grown in micronutrientdeficient soils can lead to various types of illnesses.

The reluctance of financial institutions to be made answerable will stymie progress on implementing the Earth Summit agreentents.