Samir Kumar Sinha
A Gangetic pesticide soup
Synthetic pesticides are not only present in our rivers, agricultural fields and groundwater – they are also within our people. We can ban these chemicals, but what is out there is already out there.
Sep 01, 2006
Wild frontier: Valmiki-Chitwan-Parsa
Shouldn’t the tigers of a trans-boundary Nepal-Bihar forest area be given dual citizenship, so that they are protected on both sides?
Nov 01, 2005
Poisoned people
Even as South Asia's people remain victims of traditional illnesses, they fall prey to modern ailments caused by environmental stress.
Apr 01, 2003
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