THE TITLE promises a holistic analysis of the multi-faceted issue of child labour, but the book loses credibility because it concentrates on child labour's link with fertility. The

Every rupee invested on four years of primary education for girls would yield returns worth Rs 10 of investment on advertising contraceptive technology.

THINGS could not have turned out more badly in the fight over the fate of the wastelands board. Last fortnight's cabinet notification lays to rest the uncertainty

CONVENTIONAL anthropological fieldwork, common sense and academic adventure divorced from the contemporary trends in anthropological research are the mix in this book, but without rigorous

Acquiring prime forest land near town and highway and then selling it at an exorbitant price has become routine in the state

Greens contend that agricultural productivity can be increased many times with minimal use of water and a few external inputs, but most definitely without giving in to those who shout the slogan: Declare agriculture an industry.

Susana Devalle's monograph, with culture and protest in Jharkhand as the backdrop and not the main focus, is a welcome departure from run-of-the-mill accounts of ethnic movements. Her attempt to

This volume collates 29 papers on environmental management, air, water and wastewater management, ecology and environmental pollution control and noise. The book reflects the extent of

Tissue culture can change the face of agriculture, asserts Ajit Thomas, who heads a firm that has gone in a big way for biotechnology in the cultivation of plants and flowers.

Catalysts for Change, a 13 part film series produced by the Centre for the Development of Instructional Technology, covers the gamut of problems that plague the country and its people