Seasick
THF battle to save the Aral sea (Down To Earth, Vol 4, No 12), which has been on for several years now, is plagued by a dearth of solutions. "They are compiling voluminous reports, listing
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MEXICO
It seems to be Nigeria all over again in the state ofTabasco near Mexico City. Protestors have blockaded dozens of oil wells belonging to the state-owned oil monopoly, Petroleos Mexicanos
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Global assessment of light pollution impact on protected areas
The analysis is done to reveal how light pollution affects protected areas. Hence, two new variables was created from combining the global protected area distribution data and nighttime lights data: a Protected Area Light Pollution Index (PALI) and a Protected Area Human Impact Index (PAHI).
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Water crisis: a case study of Jabalpur
Jabalpur s shrinking lakes needs sincere planning and community participation
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Legal Resources for Social Action Vallam Chengalpattu 603 002 Tamil Nadu Human Rights Lawyers Network Sterling Towers 123 Sterling Road Nungambakkam Madras 600 034 Indian Council
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Stages towards a clean paper industry
Paper companies: 55 mills now produce totally chlorine free, high-quality bleached pulp. Province of Ontario: Pulp mills must eliminate organachlorine discharges by 2002. British Columbia:
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Where there is smoke...
THE Canadian government has admitted that it cannot stop transboundary pollu-tion on its own, but at least it can set an example for the biggest polluters. The government officials have agreed to a
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CHINA
In a recent move, more than 20,000 environmental officials have started a combing operation all over China to inspect factories and close down errant units after the State Council or the cabinet
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Dam damage
The Kerala government decided constructing the Ambalur-Keecheri dam in Ernakulam district would remedy the decline in paddy production. Instead, the dam has accelerated damage to the crop. The
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Nuke is no good
DO YOU want a nuclear plant in your vicinity? This will be the question which residents of the Kostroma district in north-east Russia will answer in a referendum to be held on December
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GHANA
In a study conducted by the Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it was found that industries in Ghana are polluting country's rivers and lakes with millions of tonnes of toxic wastewater.
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CHINA
Top environment officials from China and the us will meet in Beijing to exchange ideas and discuss specific cooperation schemes. Carol Browner, administrator of the us Environmental
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People s protest
irate locals demonstrated at the Keibul Lamjao national park in Manipur on January 8, blocking the entry of government vehicles and tourists. The park is a natural habitat of the brown-antlered
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News Snippets
>> Abul Hussam, a chemistry professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, was awarded the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. The Bangladesh-born US citizen was awarded by the
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Water pollution threatens China's oldest hydro power station
WATER pollution in China is now threatening one of its oldest hydropower stations, Shilongba Power Plant, located in the western suburbs of Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The plant,
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Mountain Resource Management in a Changing Environment
The Aquatic Ecology Centre, Kathmandu University, and Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University in collaboration with the Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric), University
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West Bengal Pollution Control Board
West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is a statutory authority entrusted to implement environmental laws and rules within the jurisdiction of the state of West Bengal, India. WBPCB was constituted
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Anupam Mishra
Anupam Mishra born 1948, is an Indian Gandhian, author, journalist, environmentalist, and water conservationist who works on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting
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Bytes
Good for a change A common pollutant strongly impacts the behaviour of arsenic and possibly other toxic metals in some lakes, shows a research conducted by us-based Massachusetts
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DD's green beam
This month, Doordarshan's elite third channel is airing India's first comprehensive weekly programme on the environment, a repeat of which will be aired on the first channel after a fortnight.