By Bhavani Prakash Our review of the movie “The Light Bulb Conspiracy” coincides with the resignation of Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computers. Steve Jobs certainly deserves a lot of credit for his role in building up Apple as a technology leader; however as a company, Apple is very much a part of the [...]
The Coalition for a GM-Free India is a voluntary group of individuals and NGOs who are fighting against the introduction of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill (easing the introduction of GM crops) in the Indian Parliament. It was meant to be tabled on August 17th, 2011 but was forestalled due to other [...]
Though we try to share stories of inspiration and hope as much as we can, it is also our responsibility to highlight the ones that cause us much grief and sadness, especially as they remind us of the heroism with which men and women all over the world risk their lives and are sometimes are [...]
Brendon Sing grew up in South Africa, became the youngest dive instructor in Asia at 18, and an instructor trainer at 25. Apart from being passionate about diving, he lives and breathes saving sharks, and is single-handedly funding his own Shark Guardian education and awareness programme. He talks to Mallika Naguran in Koh Lanta, Thailand. [...]
The following article contains two videos (Part 1 and 2) and the translation of the speech given by Dr. Tatsuhiko Kodama, Professor at the Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology and Director, Radioisotope Centre, the University of Tokyo. He explains how the risk of radiation is long lasting, laments the inadequate response of the [...]
by James H. Wandersee and Renee M. Clary It is considered admirable when people pick-up litter and discard their own trash. Clean cities and homes are considered progressive and inviting. We are frequently admonished to “dispose of our trash properly.” Society uses the word trash to include things that are broken, empty, soiled, redundant, outdated, [...]
The documentary directed by Deepa Bhatia, “Nero’s Guests” is a story about India’s farmer suicides as unravelled by Palagummi Sainath, Rural Affairs Editor of Hindu newspaper. Nero was an ancient Roman emperor who used to conduct one of the biggest parties ancient Rome had ever seen. And for the guests to enjoy the beautiful garden, Nero [...]
