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Divided we stand
Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals
Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals
Research on solar cookers has remained the enclave of Gandhian innovators
Harmful toys that have been withdrawn from European countries are still being sold in Canada
Ecological imbalance in the coastal areas of Kerala has caused food poisoning in people who consumed marine mussel
Global politics took an upper hand over planetary ecology in Kyoto
Why are we, as a nation, so non serious about following through on actions? Is it the curse of a foreign language in which we act, but not think, that we pick up words and so believe the deed, too,
Increased incomes, innovative financing schemes, short-sighted policies and wasteful attitudes have led to an enormous amount of energy being squandered
No profit motives, no glamour, just dedicated nature lovers with bins at the ready: SNF is a highly politicised organisation
An official of the state government was explaining, at a meeting, the progress made to set up sewage treatment plants, drains and diversionary sewers in pursuit of a Supreme Court order to clean up
Safe disposal of hazardous hospital wastes were the topic of discussion at a meeting in Delhi
Viability questions dog the project
What will work? Investments in future projects? Expensive fresh water? Recycling for industries? Legislations?
THE COMPLETE PICTURE: Televisions all over the world display only 88 per cent of the image broadcast by TV stations. Now, Korean-based electronics company, Samsung is developing televisions that will
The key lesson
A new plan to popularise solar photovoltaic products has recently been launched in India
The benefits that can be derived from controlling flood waters intelligently have been wasted, largely because of wrong, archaic notions about the floods can play, which have persisted since colonial times.
The CSIR may have managed to shoot down one US patent on turmeric but Indian biodiversity needs a strong law to protect it
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 immediately after the enactment of the first major environmental legislation of the country, the Water (Prevention and Control of Water Pollution) Act, 1974.
Desert Afforestation Station was established in 1952 at Jodhpur. This was later expanded into Desert Afforestation and Soil Conservation Station in 1957, and finally upgraded to Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) in 1959 under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. The CAZRI operates through 7 Divisions, located at the headquarters in Jodhpur.
Forest Survey of India (FSI) was created in June, 1981 with the objective of monitoring periodically (10 years cycle) the changing situation of land and forest resources and present the data for national planning; conservation and management of environmental preservation and implementation of social forestry projects. After a critical review of its activities, FSI was re-organised w.e.f.