Beasts in my Belfry

Has Indian environmentalism come of age?

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:20:20 +0530

Even the most ardent proponents of industrialism would acknowledge that we are in the midst of an environment crisis. Rates of species extinction are 1000 times more than what they

The land of the dammed!

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:38:04 +0530

Is there any connection between saving the tiger and using less electricity? I didn't think so till I visited the land of the dammed! The North East is slated to

Killer disease wipes out ghariyals

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:41:41 +0530

There's a mysterious disease stalking the gharial (the Indian crocodile). Even as I write this, dead bodies of the gharial are being dragged out from the river Chambal. Females, males

Burning Too Bright - And The Banality of Environment Reporting

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:51:27 +0530

Recently, the Prime Minister convened a meeting of the National Board of Wildlife, the apex body which reviews all government policy for endangered fauna. Critical issues were to be discussed

Rising Waters-Migrating People

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:18:14 +0530

First a confession. I have read about climate change. I know what causes global warming. But as Al Gore reminds us -it's an inconvenient truth, which we all want to

Bridge over troubled waters

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:09:14 +0530

'You should be thankful to us- its only because of us that anyone is talking about the environment or the fishermen. Otherwise who is interested? The Ram Sethu is about

On the uranium trail in Meghalaya's forests

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:14:35 +0530
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George Bush finalise an agreement for civil nuclear cooperation far away in a tiny corner in India- the source of nuclear energy has

On the uranium trail in Meghalaya's forests

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:14:35 +0530
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George Bush finalise an agreement for civil nuclear cooperation far away in a tiny corner in India- the source of nuclear energy has

One tree cut Five Indians dead

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:45:35 +0530
Local residents in Uganda's Mabira forest are up in arms against their government. And all Indians based in Uganda. It must be the first time that a green issue sparked

Chasing crocodiles in dacoit land

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:46:36 +0530
It's the land of the dacoits. This is Chambal- a landscape made famous by Bollywood film Sholay. My mission is different. I am here to investigate why the Indian gharial

A River Gone Dead

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:36:24 +0530
The time when you are driving back from having shot your story is a tough one. You are left with images imprinted in your mind which are disturbing - and

From monkey bites to sound bites

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:40:48 +0530
My academic training was in the wildlife sciences. I was at Jersey Zoo off the coast of England set up by the famous author and wildlife conservationist Gerald Durrell. In