Activists block exit of Barcelona climate centre

Say wont allow the negotiators to leave till they agree to 40 per cent reductions

People from Himachal doubt cement

This is a public hearing held by the Himachal State pollution board to
discuss a proposed cement plant by Lafarge India.It was held in december
2008....   more This is a public hearing held by the Himachal State pollution board to
discuss a proposed cement plant by Lafarge India.It was held in december
2008. The Joint action committee of representatives from villages in the vicinity, collected the footage of the
proceedings from the residents and agreed to share it with us.

Why should you watch this? Not to conclude on who the heroes and villains
are...It isn't that simple. This six minute video gives you an incomplete
view of the residents concerns and doubts and the unsatisfactory but slick
assurances handed down by the officials from the company and the state
pollution control board.

On June 8, 2009 the environment ministry cleared the project. On July 13,
500 people marched to the Karsog tehsil headquarters to file mass
objections to the land acquisition. This story is boring. The plot has no
climax...just a protracted struggle.   less

Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-II)

B N Goswami, Director of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology explains why rains in the tropics are difficult to predict.

Why are monsoons difficult to predict? (Part-I)

B N Goswami, Director of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology explains why rains in the tropics are difficult to predict.

R.S Bisht revisits the Harappan site in Dholavira

R.S Bisht, eminent archaeologist who led the expedition to Dholavira , one of India's most prominent Harappan sites. He talks about the challenge o...   more R.S Bisht, eminent archaeologist who led the expedition to Dholavira , one of India's most prominent Harappan sites. He talks about the challenge of interpreting the finds excavated   less