Neglect robs Saurashtra park of greenery
A wilderness park nurtured carefully by a former maharaja of Bhavnagar looks decrepit today, with its resources plundered and its wildlife dwindling.
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THE MONEY MAKERS
US drug companies are responding to criticism of the high cost of prescription medicines by putting out a new message for consumers: "We are not out to fleece you. We are, in fact, toiling hard to
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Making business sense out of eco friendly practices
MOST OF the world believes industry can only harm the environment, Stephen Schmidheiny disagrees and in Changing Course, he explains why. The main theme of his book is that governments and industry
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Ecological solutions for cities
THE BOOK focuses on a new environmental agenda for cities, followed by details on environmental problems in the home, workplace and neighbourhood. The treatment of the subject makes interesting
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Spaced out
Jamming polyhedra cheek to jowl in a given space is probably the most efficient packing method yet invented
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Trapped in the past
The town of Makrana disproves the contention that development will automatically result from mining activity
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Bad blood
A hypothesis that radiation from a nuclear plant caused leukaemia in the children of its employees has been trashed
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KOTTAYAM
A sleepy town finds its rivers dirtied
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When research kills
Defying an international treaty, Japan encourages its fisherfolk to exceed tuna quotas under the pretext of scientific research
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The miracle, east of Calcutta
The Other Wealth (63 mins, directed by Sudipto Sen), described by its producer, Mise-en-Scene, as "a tale of magic wetlands, its people and their technology", is about an outstanding example of waste
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From Kumarappa's writings
On the virtues of a natural life If we have to utilise as food the nutritious elements found in nature, we may get gur from palm trees that grow wild on uncultivable lands and obtain the whole
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Killing a river
Increased human activity is destroying a river system
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Draft EIA notification favours industry over environment
the draft environmental impact assessment (eia) notification has been available for comment on the Union ministry of environment and forests (moef) website for almost a year now. Consequently, moef
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Effluent Treatment
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is optimistic about effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and common ETPs (CEPTs) starting work in Tirupur as directed by the courts. G Rengaswamy, member
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Time for a facelift ?
A German company claims its silicon based technology can restore the Taj Mahal to its past glory. But some experts doubt its effectiveness
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Fluorosis hit villages caught in red tape
While more villages in UP's Unnao district are gripped by fluorosis each year, the state's ground water board remains entangled in bureaucratic procedures.
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In a quarry
Goa pays a price for unchecked mining, says a study
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China remains heavily polluted, despite regulations
Yet another white paper but little work on the ground
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The spoils of tourism
Impact of tourism on Sikkim s environment
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The way ahead
Good values are necessary for achieving balanced social and economic development