From the native tribes of the Americas to the Chinese, all affirmed human life as a part of nature, which the Age of Imperialism ended. No better day than International Biological Diversity Day 2020 to remember that we are nature, not separate from her. Seers described...
Each of us has to embrace biodiversity-based products in our lives. Not only will they be an economical option but also the healthier one There is no better day than the International Biological Diversity Day to remember that we are a part of nature, not separate...
“I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should, in a cowardly manner, become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour. But I believe that nonviolence is infinitely superior to violence, forgiveness is more...
GM Mustard row: Govt's claims of higher yields, low import bills untrue, says petitioner Aruna Rodrigues. While the proponents of GM mustard are claiming that the herbicide tolerant GM mustard will increase yield by 25-30 percent, will reduce India’s edible oil import bills, and that GM...
हमारी पृथ्वी और हिंसा बर्दाश्त करने की स्थिति में नहीं है. महामारी और बीमारियां प्रकृति की ओर से सुधर जाने की चेतावनी है. इससे पहले कि यह पृथ्वी नष्ट हो जाए हमें पर्यावरण को बिगाड़ने के मार्ग को छोड़ कर एक नई अर्थ व्यवस्था और...
It is time that we took some responsibility for our actions and impact on the environment and stopped waiting for the Government to do something It is a chilly January morning and with the clock showing 5.30 am, Delhi is still dark and the Air Quality...
India has a crucial decision to make. Should it conserve its biodiversity and germplasm for future generations or surrender its heritage to corporations and foreign treaties? Come November, India is about to enter key negotiations on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and...
NEW DELHI: I was traveling in an auto to the railways station, and after a long discussion on black money and demonetisation with my driver, by the time his tirade against black money end, my destination arrived. Somewhere during this conversation, he maybe forgot that...
BJP MP Shyama Charan Gupta, at the centre of a controversy for defending tobacco products, has rejected foreign studies linking smoking to cancer and sought domestic research on an Indian product such as the beedi. BJP MP Shyama Charan Gupta, at the centre of a controversy...
Dr Vanada Shiva, an internationally renowned activist, is an authority on organic farming and farmers’ movement. Here are the excerpts from her interview with Hindustan Times. Dr Vanada Shiva, an internationally renowned activist, is an authority on organic farming and farmers’ movement. Author of over 20...