Bhil traditions wither away with their trees
So dependent are the Bhils on trees, deforestation is eroding the very roots of their culture
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Technology gives traditional water mills a lift
The gharat, a water wheel used for centuries by the Himalayan people, has now been modified so that it can empower several machines simultaneously. Unfortunately, the government is not making the effort to popularise it.
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Trekking to balanced development
Gandruk, a small Nepali village on a popular trekking route, will be visited by more than 80,000 tourists before the year ends. But an unusual conservation project makes sure the ecology of the area is protected
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A case of computer breakdown?
IF ONE were to pick a single product to represent the tremendous technological progress in the second half of this century, it would certainly be the computer. In few fields has progress been so
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Have we forgotten Rio already?
India has failed in the basic work that it needed to do even before going to Rio -- define the pathway of sustainable development for itself
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Conservation at what cost?
STATE-SPONSORED conservation of natural resources in India has been in existence for many centuries and has been carried out in a variety of ways. Today, the generic term of "protected areas"
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Every cow pat counts
Even the lowly cow pat has ownership rules in rural India. But rights over dung, an important source of energy and soil fertilisation, vary from community to community
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Villagers one up on government in greening project
The balding hills of Jadhera panchayat in Himachal Pradesh are regaining their vegetation, thanks to an unusual village chief
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Blueprints for change
THE CONFERENCE has just ratified the Earth Charter, the name of which has been changed to the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development at the behest of developing countries. This puts
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From reservations to recognition
Pushed onto reservations and almost forgotten, the indigenous people of the world have finally got onto the international environmental agenda. The UNCED process has at least recognised that the concerns of the First People must be addressed
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Rocket row will delay space plan
Act 1 (18 April): Yeltsin suspends rocket technology transfer to India following the threat of sanctions by USA. Act 11 (26 April): Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao assures Parliament
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Resentment sets fire to Nagarhole
NEARLY eight weeks after the March 14 fire that damaged a portion of the Nagarhole National Park and Reserve Forest -Asia's largest deciduous forest - the debate is on as to what happened on that
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Of biome blues
Burgeoning populations notwithstanding, humankind seems in danger of being wiped out. This is the inference one draws from <i>Our Stolen Future</i> , which holds chemical pollutants in the environment responsible for declining sperm counts, increasing bi
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About us
<div> <strong>What happened to our right to CLEAN AIR! </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Our campaign started with blowing the lid on smog and exposing the smogmakers in a city where
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Keep forests...shall feed
The Northern model of conserving tropical forests by completely eleminating humans from them will spell ecological disaster, and may aimed more at protecting the agricultural export markets of developed countries than enhancing global biodiversity
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Of barren hills and barrel smoke
Militancy has destroyed much more than peace in Kashmir. Kalashnikov trotting extremists are ravaging the last green frontiers of the 'heaven on earth'. Even the Army is accused of active complicity. Eco vandalism has certainly emerged as a lucrative deal
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Hour of the green crusader
A third party candidate a renowned green lobbyist has the US ballot watchers in a tizzy over possible outcomes of this year's presidential polls
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Quo vadis
What, really, is the destination of the Indian Railways (IR)? Is it capable of meeting the growing demands? What is the reason behind the pathological dependence on import of high-cost technology? Is electrification the answer? G K KHARE, chairperson, Rai
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Diehard
Toxic pesticides used by developing countries wing their way up to the Arctic region, affecting the Northern climes, and find their way into the human system through water, and some life-forms dependent on it. The situation is so alarming that some enviro