First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Stranglehold
Pesticides: what"s the way out?
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A non priority?
Environment managers do not count
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By hook, crook or vision
Profits and a cleaner environment can sometimes complement each other. But Indian companies are still mired in poison. They must now look for a cure. They must act now
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No case for a multilateral framework
<font class='UCASE'>Nagesh Kumar</font> , director general of Research and Information Systems on Non Aligned and Developing Countries, a development research organisation, talks to <font class='UCASE'>Clifford Polycarp</font> about investment issues in
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Coconut cracker
The <i>eriophyid</i> mite has a field day, while officials sleep tight. The pest attack was first reported in 2000, when a farmer from the Puri district became quizzical about a white powder sprinkled around his trees
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The Electricity Act, 2003
This document contains text of the Electricity Act, 2003 [No. 36 OF 2003]. An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally
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Final report: Pench tiger reserve - intensive project performance review - India eco-development project (Phase - II)
Human survival-biodiversity conservation interdependence is globally recognized and scientifically established.
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Strategy for operationalising criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management in India
Sustainable forest management was underscroed as an important aspect of sustainable development at UNCED, Rio in 1992. Following, various international, regional and national processes developed sets of criteria and indicators to monitor and assess the progress towards sustainability of forest resources.
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Bridging the gap: sharing responsibility for ecological restoration and wildlife conservation on private lands in Western Ghat
A major conservation issue, particularly in the tropics, is habitat loss and fragmentation due to developmental activities and increasing human populations.
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Emerging paradigms in environmental conservation and management
<p>Concepts of environmental conservation and management are directly linked to the practice of development. Development has been seen as not only an instrument to increase production, but also to remove poverty. But anti-poverty schemes in India have not been sustainable and are conditioned by the kind of finance available for their implementation.</p>