In the mid 1980s, scientists unlocked the genetic keys to manipulating our world. Suddenly everything seemed possible! There would be no more hunger or malnutrition; diseases would be vanquished and poverty wiped out. But twenty years on the situation looks very different, especially in India. Watch the trailer on this page or the full documentary live on NDTV Profit or profit.ndtv.com 9/10 July Sat 10pm/Sun 5pm IST.
VARANASI: Even as the world gets set to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on May 22, the Ganga continues to be threatened by pollution. The United Nations had declared …
...in Mexico. Genetically engineered corn does not exist in Mexico yet, but Greenpeace says, multinational firms have requested permission to plant their seeds in the country. The banner reads…
...pollution on as many as 180 out of 600 days in 2007-09. India’s cultural landscape harbours many valuable elements of biodiversity. Fully 75 per cent of the population of lion-tailed macaqu…
...will spend close to $100,000 to celebrate the World Biodiversity Day. A nationwide celebration will start on May 22. Director Environment Jope Davetanivalu says the global theme for this ye…
...industry, has welcomed the Victorian Government’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for the clarity, transparency and sound environmental outcomes it will deliver. “This approach is a mark…
...structure will be as sustainable as possible. “The Biodiversity Nest is an interesting technical challenge as we have to provide a spectacular education space which is comfortable for visit…
...as they begin to thrive in unnaturally predator-low environments often degraded by the passage of trawls and dredges. In the United States and Canada, catches of lobster, scallops, and crab…
...no money to be made selling knowledge about agro-biodiversity to poor smallholder farmers. Indeed, there would be money lost for agribusiness with the wide-scale adoption of ecological farm…
...of hydroelectric projects on aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity on cumulative impacts of hydro electric projects in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. The report was su…
Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) partners with community-based organizations globally to uplift local solutions to issues of water, food, land, and climate change by providing women with trainings…
In the mid 1980s, scientists unlocked the genetic keys to manipulating our world. Has genetic engineering turned out to be blessing to mankind in the decades that followed? Life Running Out of Control brings you the opinions of scientists, lawyers, and activists from three continents so you can draw your own conclusion.