One long yarn?
Recent studies say deforestation figures in west Africa have been exaggerated by Northern agencies
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Time of reckoning?
The Union government has issued notices to over 2,000 polluting units
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Indira Gandhi's dream comes of age
Indira Gandhi would have been happy had she known that environment, in which she took an active interest, has now become a central concern of governments the world over. Her deep understanding and
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SIMMERING DIFFERENCES
The Supreme Court (SC) verdict and the Aquaculture Authority Bill (ABB) SC: Government of India shall constitute an Authority under the Environment protection Act, 1986. The Authority
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Fuel cell buses for Delhi Going nowhere?
Grants have been approved to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses in the developing countries
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Giving direction to Commonwealth nations
An agreement between India and Britain on a global convention on forests has received broad support from other nations.
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Killers at large
There are several industrial units in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh (AP) that have directly or indirectly polluted groundwater. AP Pollution Control Board (APPCB) officials reveal that Reliance
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Safety takes back seat to big bucks
China's industrial units have become death traps, as entrepreneurs on the run for a quick buck pay little heed to their workers' safety
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No end in sight
THE disused Brent Spar oil storage platform, whose possible disposal at sea caused a major storm last summer, has yet to find a resting place. Shell, its owner, has now come up with a plan which
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Endless misery
muynak, a small town lying about 1,000 km west of the Uzbek capital Tashkent, bears testimony to one of the worst ecological disasters in the world - the shrinking of the Aral Sea. Once a green,
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Double whammy
Peruvian local communities are on the warpath. They are accusing mining companies of not only causing contamination in the region, but also holding them responsible for the seizure of their land.
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Radioactive waste in Congolese river
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered residents of Likasi town to stay away from the local river Mura following reports that a large consignment of radioactive material has
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Scrap the factory
Doubts over eco friendly nature of export oriented plant
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SC subjects Forest Advisory Committee's role to judicial scrutiny
the Supreme Court has gained the upper hand in its dispute with the Union ministry of environment and forests (moef) over constituting the Forest Advisory Committee (fac). fac plays a crucial role
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The altar is no alternative
In this paper, the brothers Ashish and Miloon Kothari have ably examined the effects of the new economic policy (nep) on India's environment during the post-reform period (1991-1995). They strike
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Beyond politics
this book is about transnational environmental activist groups. It describes their politics and analyses the strategies they employ to bring the environment to the fore front. The focal point of the
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Cogentrix: at all costs
The multicrore 1,000 MW Cogentrix the power project in Nandikur village air Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. In the ecologically fragile Western Ghats - has been a centre of
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Double whammy
Adulteration of milk is not a new problem in the town of Bulandshahar in western Uttar Pradesh (UP). However, it is leading to another type of slow poisoning. Local people complain that dairies
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Rudderless
Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government
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Stranglehold on habitats
CORINE, the Coordination of Information on the Environment, which is the official classification system for natural habitats of the European Community (EC), is putting Europe's vulnerable wildlife