There are some rivetting science programmes on Star TV and BBC which should inspire Doordarshan to produce better programmes in this genre

STATE-SPONSORED conservation of natural resources in India has been in existence for many centuries and has been carried out in a variety of ways. Today, the generic term of "protected areas"

There is no merit in the Morse committee's philosophy which can be summed up as 'do nothing till you've done everything'

If the World Bank does not withdraw from the Narmada dam, it will undermine the credibility it gained from setting up the review team. US NGOs now want a permanent mechanism to investigate appeals by affected people

India may have compromised her sovereignty over the Narmada issue

THE MORSE committee has asked the World Bank to step back from the Sardar Sarovar project. Whether the bank complies or not, the committee has undoubtedly delivered a resounding indictment of

The need of the hour is to reconcile apparently irreconcilable interests

SOMEWHERE in the Ayodhya hills of Bengal's Purulia district, a scorpion stung the wits out of me. My adivasi companion, Sukhchand, still in his teens, rubbed a poultice made up of some leaves on

Lack of respect for facts and a strong ideology guided by Judaic Christian thought dominate the report

There are no new insights in the Morse committee's recommendations