Articles by Nagraj Adve

Global warming and changing rainfall patterns have resulted in shifts or extensions in species' range in every terrain, region and ecosystem in India. If it is indicative of a wider unfolding process related to climate change, it would suggest that a staggering number of species in India are moving home. This would adversely affect human habitat as well.

Much like W G Grace 150 years ago, Sachin Tendulkar has been instrumental in spreading the popularity of the game of cricket.

Any serious analysis of any facet of global warming without a mention of capitalism is incomplete to that degree. A major study that was a background paper at a recent conference on climate change in Mumbai is undoubtedly a pioneering addition to the global warming literature. However, the policy paper is disturbing not just because of the generosity of emissions it allows to countries, but also for what it lacks - a discussion of the multifaceted aspects of equity and sustainability and of the logic of industrial capitalism, issues that lie at the heart of global warming.

A huge controversy has been generated in recent weeks over the much quoted lines in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2007 report: “Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappeari

The People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) finds the activities of the Hindutva group, in particular, that of Bajrang Dal (BD) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), repugnant and considers them a major threat to social peace and harmony.