Beyond backwardness
Villagers in Bidar have taken up the cudgels against industrialists and lax state officials responsible for turning this backward district into a dumping ground for toxic waste
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The price of power
As political parties, environmentalist banner-holders and indigenous industries cry themselves hoarse over the entry of the Cogentrix facility, moot ecological issues seem to take a backseat
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COMMENTS/ RESPONSES ON BUDGET 2014-15
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Lost wonder
The world has lost one third of its natural wealth in 25 years, says a WWF report
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In a quarry
Goa pays a price for unchecked mining, says a study
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Dupont decried
After the Thapar Dupont plant was driven out of Goa, and it found a refuge in Tamil Nadu, a ho,n,t's nest has again been stirred up
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Span Resorts: motel mayhem
Was the motel owned by a former environment minister's relatives really responsible for destroying the pristine banks of the Beas? The apex court thinks so, but question marks persist
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The price of water
Low water prices have been pinpointed as being responsible for wasteful consumption by both domestic and industrial consumers, but what does the government propose to do about it?
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PMO exposes system slip up
Blocks Tamil Nadu s mega Sethusamudram project, cleared by other agencies
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Dam travails
The Supreme Court s order to increase the height of the Narmada dam comes in for criticism. Madhya Pradesh decides to file a petition
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Fears raised over private coal mining plan
A private firm, Eastern ANning Ud, is scheduled to boon large scale operations in a sao" already ravaged by several small mining ventures. But skft officials seem blissfully ignorant of the threat.
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Who killed them?
Bird deaths in the Okhla Bird Sanctuary raise questions
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We can overcome
It was the most polluted city in the US, and now, it is the recipient of the UN Best Practices Award. Chattanoogans have spearheaded this turnaround; they have even chalked out the blueprint for the first ever zero emissions industrial park
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Sharing the salmon
The US and Canada agree to share their salmon resources
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Way out of a fix
The heart of the matter is that the government must learn to work with the civil society, its media and the public
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Differing views
Environment ministry guidelines state that many of the adverse impacts of thermal plants can be foreseen and minimised through judicious siting, preventive and control
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A world of double standards
VIRTUALLY routed in the 1984 parliamentarry electionsthe BharatiyaJanata Party (Bip) made a remarkable comeback in the 1989 and1991polls. The party also came topower in four states in the
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Troubled island
Unchecked pollution in Eloor has lead to high disease incidences
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The gender benders
A recent study gives disturbing revelations about the impact that everyday use chemicals may have on the human sperm count and even induce sex change
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Waste more want more
Delhi is choking on its own sewage