Stabilizing the Planet By Dr Arvind Kumar The present day governments can least be expected to do someday what they are supposed to do – represent their constituents and act in their interests. There ...

Extravagant Weddingsby Dr Arvind Kumar An editorial in The Tribune dated 24 February 2011 laments that weddings, especially North Indian ones, are often extravagant affairs that last days, and involve ...

Green Economy and Growth By Dr Arvind Kumar An investment of just two percent, or $1.3 trillion, of global gross domestic product into greening sectors such as construction, energy and fishing can hel ...

Economics of Happiness By Dr Arvind Kumar Helena Norberg-Hodge, the founder of the International Society for Ecology and Culture, has recently directed a new documentary film The Economics of Happines ...

Ecological Lessons from Japan By Dr Arvind Kumar The people of Japan are now faced a prime example of the importance of biodiversity in nature — the arrival once again of the hay fever season. Accordi ...

Bleak Economic Outlook By Dr Arvind Kumar Preliminary indications present a dismal outlook for global economy in 2011. The US and UK are likely to withdraw their stimulus packages because of increasin ...

Saving Lake Baikal By Dr Arvind kumar Lake Baikal, located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia near the city of Irkutsk, is the largest freshwater lake in the world, with an average depth of ...

Question Mark on Biomass Projects By Dr Arvind Kumar An official report released by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry of Japan and published in Japan Times dated 16 February 2011 reveal ...

Agriculture and Health By Dr Arvind Kumar The deliberations at the recently-concluded three-day International Conference on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health in New Delhi were ...

Seeds to Purify Water By Dr Arvind Kumar About 1.1 billion people globally do not have access to drinking water and diarrhoea remains the leading cause of illness and death. With the number of people ...