Muck to moolah
A village based approach to wastewater management is ecologically sound and opens up a clear route to economic upliftment of the communities... one of the farmers
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Taking the lead
People pump out water as if it rains underground. There is no shortage of water but a dearth of application of mind
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The Method Behind The Madness
When the official system learns to loot the official treasury, it also targets the natural estate, the biggest property of the modern state. Good environmental management demands effective regulation to bring about a balance between environment and develo
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Water shortage in the home of glaciers
Residents in the UP Himalaya, abundant in rivers and glaciers and covered by a piped water network, are experiencing a water shortage caused by a range of other problems
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Living with nature
Urban living ought to aim towards the sustainable symbiosis of nature and architecture
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Tall Blunder
In 1996, industries in Delhi were hit by a series of court orders requiring them to take measures to reduce pollution 1,328 industries were closed down; 90,000 units were notified for relocation; and all factories in 28 industrial estates were asked to j
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Who needs high tech water treatment plants?
TRADITIONAL communities developed ingenious ways of making use of wastewater. And, experts involved in the modern science of ecological engineering can learn a great deal from them. There is a
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Promoting integrated village planning
Self sustaining rural communities could be India's answer to her disrupted ecosystem.
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The new urban dream
Sweden is successfully moving towards self-sustaining cities where long-term ecological gains rank higher than short-term economics.
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For a few units more
A high tech power station foreign companies are building in Maharashtra is being touted as the "perfect solution" to its anticipated electricity shortfall. The mystery is that the agreement and the environment impact assessment are under wraps
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'Calcutta is sifting on a time bomb ... '
DIPANKAR CHAKRABORTI, director, School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University has done significant work among people affected by Arsenic poisoning in West Bengal. According to him even Parts of Calcutta are affected. One of the ways to combat
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Desert under siege
The Thar of Pakistan is an arid region troubled by long spells of drought, rapidly falling groundwater levels, abysmally low literacy levels and rudimentary medical centres. But the crisis facing the Thar today stems from beyond all this. It can be traced
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Plant prospects
The stubborn juliflora, which grows mostly in drylands and wastelands, is now invading arable areas. One still speculates about the repercussions
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Ravaged region
JHARKHAND stretches from Bankura district in West Bengal to Surguja in Madhya Pradesh; and from Santhal Parganas of Bihar to Sambhalpur in Orissa. Approximately 1,87,646 sq km in area,
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Root causes
Factors that contribute to Asia’s continuing environmental imbalances
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Population prompts progress
The experience of a Kenyan community contradicts a traditional theory that population and development are inversely proportional
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Snuffing out lives with pollution
Premature deaths and disease caused by a polluted environment is the most pressing problem in the world today, says a WHO report prepared for the Earth Summit
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Trapped in a quagmire
Pollution, disorderly urban growth and inadequate basic services are plaguing the Kathmandu valley and adversely affecting tourism, the valley's major revenue earner. Tourism itself is a burden on the valley's resources. Attempts are being made to stem t
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Panchayats, European style
WHAT CAN you do, as a citizen of India, if someone decides to set up a power plant or a polluting factory in your neighbourhood? Probably precious little. You could appeal to the local pollution
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Farmers dig nature's dams
Using local material like boulders, wood and soil, Nepalese farmers have evolved an intricate system of canals and weirs for the optimum utilisation of scarce water resources