The IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) came into being in middle of 2003 with the meeting of the heads of Governments of the three countries on the sidelines of the Evian Summit. Since then the three countries have collaborated at times in the WTO multilateral negotiation forums. Another...

It presents an overview of the theme based on the author’s experience on EIA in developing countries. In many of these countries, a holistic approach has been adopted to EIA requiring the consideration of both biophysical and socioeconomic impacts. This is expressed in regulations...

The report attempts to contextualize the exploitation of those who are aafected by the one of the worst communal riots in history and document how dominant interests have used this situation of chronic poverty in Kandhamal to suit their agenda.

The focus is on the social discrimination trap, which highlights the ways in which men and women’s, girls and boys’ experiences of poverty differ in important ways. It is also discussed how understanding the gender dimensions of chronic poverty is important not only for tackling...

Open access journal publishing is currently at a systematic disadvantage relative to the traditional subscription-based journal publishing. A simple, cost effective remedy to this inequity is proposed that would put open access publishing on a path to become a sustainable, efficient system,...