Prefect power
France has 58 million people living in 22 regions, 96 departments (counties) and 36,000 municipalities, varying in population size from 100 to 2 million. Two-thirds of the municipalities have less
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Averted by slick timing
A major oil spill was averted when an oil barge, Innovative I, which had run aground in the coastal waters off Andhra Pradesh, was finally anchored by the Coast Guard after a week of anxious waiting.
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In Short
green flag to blue lady: The Supreme Court, on June 5, 2006, gave the green light to the French cruise liner S S Norway, a k a Blue Lady, to enter Indian territorial waters and permitted it to
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IN FOCUS
After months of political wrangling, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (AP) are heading for a major legal showdown to assert their rights on Alamatti dam. Both have filed separate lawsuits in the Supreme
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Infamy and after
Minamata in Japan and Bhopal in India. Two of the worst cases of chemical disaster to have hit the world this century. Years later, the nightmares continue for their victims and survivors. Two stories of compensation delayed, denied or only partiall
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Damning disclosure
a proposal to dam the Tigris river in Turkey could pose a serious threat to the environment and for human health. This warning was given in an environmental impact assessment commissioned by
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Final diagnosis
Scientists have developed a product that will go a long way in helping standardise measurements of water pollution
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India
• Kochi has been selected as one of the centres for a major study, undertaken by the US-based Oakridge National Laboratory, to measure the phenomenon of global warming. • An
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INDIA
• An award called 'zile ki sabse hari panchayat' was announced on December 6 by the environment ministry, for the best afforestation result achieved by a panchayat in each district. •
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New age ad
Advertisements need to be sensitive about health and environment issues
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GAP told to clean up its act
A Supreme Court order has put the fate of the ambitious Ganga Action Plan in doubt
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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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There is never enough water
Kerala today has such a high population density that its total per capita rainwater availability is less than that of dry Rajasthan
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News 360
VIEW FINDER NOT A USUAL EXERCISE Soldiers smell the ground to detect bodies of flash flood victims in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot battered the island"s southern region in the second week of August. The typhoon, which Met officials call the deadliest in 50 years, also triggered mudslides; one such mudslide
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Blind alleys
Even after 50 years of Independence, freedom of information eludes the nation. Little is known of the state of India s environment. Efforts by the Centre for Science and Environment to find out what authorities are doing to curb pollution and preven
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A historic crime
Delhi was once green, cool and never water
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Murky deals
Notwithstanding accusations and criticism within state government agencies themselves, for almost two decades units at the Ankleshwar industrial estate were functioning without drainage connections,
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INDOCHINA
A euphemistically named agreement for the "sustainable development of the Mekong river basin" has generated a storm of controversy. The rum- blings were heard almost as soon as the accord
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Blood on its hands
Industry in Asia's largest chemical unit zone is like a terrorist outfit, devastating the atmosphere and, reportedly, killing people
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FOLLOW UP
Thousands of people living near the Pancevo industrial zone outside Belgrade have been evacuating their homes for fear that (NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organi sation ) strikes may cause an