In terms of ancient history, Bihar is one of India’s most sophisticated states. ( Read more... )

The monsoon is here again.

It's not just the volume of water that falls from the skies, but the whole scene that changes.  For someone with that English urbanite attitude to weather - that it can be a convenience or an inconvenience, but not really anything of consequence - I am again startled by the difference between the rains of this four-month- ( Read more... )

A quick break from the usual environmental fare to react to an article that appeared in yesterday's paper.  'Autism and genetics: A breakthrough that sheds light on a medical mystery' relays the research findings of The Autism Genome Project, which has drawn the first link between autism and DNA.  The findings are fascinating, and research into ( Read more... )

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It's a last hurdle before opening India's nuclear power industry to private investors, and proving a far bigger stumbling block than the prime minister imagined.  Attempts by the leading Congress party to pass a bill capping the amount victims may claim in the event of a nuclear accident have met with accusations that the government is selling ( Read more... )

I've been wondering where he's been, actually.  Or even where he's bin, harhar.  In terms of the climate change 'debate' (it's not a debate, it's a large body of scientific evidence pointing towards a conclusion), Osama bin Laden is so late to the party he may as well have just gone straight to the pharmacy the next day.  Perhaps he's a little cut ( Read more... )

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There's a legend in Asia that, if you light a sky lantern and make a wish, that wish will be carried to the gods in heaven and will come true. Last night, religious leaders representing Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Jain, Hindu and Sikh communities joined hands with representatives from indigenous communities across India to send two thousand sky ( Read more... )

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