Return of the smog
Experts believe that the smog which enveloped Indonesia last year may return to aggravate the economic crisis that has engulfed the country
Experts believe that the smog which enveloped Indonesia last year may return to aggravate the economic crisis that has engulfed the country
The increasing demand for kangaroo meat threatens this marsupial native to Australia
An unusual drought threatens agriculture in the Kashmir valley
In Raigarh district of Madhya Pradesh, tribals are fighting to save their only source of water from an industrial house. A woman has already died while sitting on a hunger strike
• Plan priorities ACRP assumes that once land and water resources are developed, the desired levels of yield and productivity will be achieved. Soil conservation and reclamation, irrigation
At Gandhiji's suggestion, Kumarappa undertook a survey of an area in Gujarat that was once most prosperous but had become prey to poverty and famine.
Cash-strapped Uttaranchal embarks on industrialisation. However, its policies are frightfully blind to green issues
Ancient traditions hold the key to sustainable management of natural resources
Utterly confused. Speaks for polluters who have business interests in scuttling CNG
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
Sources say caste politics has a lot to do with the current interest shown by Bihar's Janata Dal (JD) government in getting the 710 MW Koel-Karo hydel project through. Chief minister Laloo Prasad
Kerala is finding it difficult to dispose its waste
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.
The latest environment friendly moves by China indicate investments in the environment unfriendly car industry
Assam s evicted encroachers show legal proof of residence
PILE OF PERIL: Toxic waste from piles of unused pesticides in Africa is threatening people's health and the environment. Despite several clean-up measures by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture
But EU rejects its plan
BRAZIL: Trade union leader and environmentalist Chico Mendes was one of 1,681 rural workers and activists killed in the struggle over land in Brazil between January 1, 1964, and January 31, 1992.
ON SEPTEMBER 16, the Tripura government's 20 month old law banning plastic bags became more stringent. Seeking to remove the crinkles in the original rule, the state authorities have forbidden the use of polybags that weigh under 2.1 grammes, and are less
This first of three Down To Earth analyses of tiger reserves finds Melghat in Maharashtra in a legal mess