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A mixed blessing

Everyone has the right to live in a pollution free environment says the United Nations
- 14/06/2001
Case for CFM

History has seen the management of Indian forests change from being an instrument of regimented exploitation by the British to its present conservation-centered approach. This transition in forest
- 14/06/2001
Himalaya s human face

The magic of the Himalaya is heady. It has led many researchers and travelers to record their impression of this mountain range. Himalaya : Life on the edge of the world, is one such labour of
- 30/05/2001
- - Environment
  - Ecosystems
  - Mountains
  - Land Use
  - Ecology
  - Himalaya
  - Deforestation
  - Economy
  - Geology
  - Research
  - Asia
  - India
  - Environment Management
  - Land Degradation
Human induced Famine

Official negligence turns a dry spell into a famine
- 30/05/2001
- - Deserts
  - Agriculture
  - Livestock
  - Sind
  - Irrigation
  - Drought
  - Famine
  - Pakistan
New diseases are the result of environmental degradation

After being instrumental in the eradication of smallpox, <font class='UCASE'>D A Henderson</font> , director, Centre for Civilian Biodefence, Johns Hopkins University, USA, finds that changes in the environment are leading to mutations in viruses makin
- 30/05/2001
Thin is ugly

Plastic bags should be at least 100 microns thick says the government in Goa
- 30/05/2001
- - Environment
  - Plastics
  - Industry
  - Goa
  - Waste Recycling
  - Pollution
Rendezvous with Lord Ram

The government tries to monkey around with monkeys. Not a good idea
- 14/05/2001
- - Monkey
  - Delhi
Birds of a feather

This book was initiated in 1989 and went into incubation for 11 long years. Over all, the book is good but has its share of imperfections. It successfully highlights the important relationship of
- 14/05/2001
- - Ecosystems
  - Plant Breeding
  - Flora
  - Birds
  - Genetic Resources
  - India
Taking the lead

People pump out water as if it rains underground. There is no shortage of water but a dearth of application of mind
- 14/05/2001
Managing malaria

The case of malaria is an example of how excessive reliance on insecticides has damaged the environment and harmed public health
- 14/05/2001
A diverse bill

It is important to generate a national debate on the Biological Diversity Bill
- 14/05/2001
Age of dinosaurs

The greatest threat to cleaner, new age technologies is from fossil fools
- 14/05/2001
- - Pollution
  - CNG
  - Development
  - Renewable Energy
  - Transport
  - Technology
  - India
  - Delhi
  - Developing Countries
Ostrich Singh

India s response to Bush is very disappointing </i>
- 29/04/2001
Gas distress

The government had no respect for the Supreme Court s order or the desire to implement it
- 29/04/2001
- - Air Pollution
  - Health Effects
  - CNG
  - Diesel
  - Petrol
  - Automobiles
  - Gas Leakages
  - Industry
  - Public Sector
  - Private Sector
  - Technology
  - Supreme Court
Cleansing chronicle

this monumental book is a fascinating analysis and documentation of the development of urban sanitation infrastructure in the us . It takes one through an illuminating journey spanning almost 500
- 29/04/2001
Suffering from myopia

George Bush may not understand the science of climate change. But the corporate houses behind him will soon understand the global benefits of going green. Only this perhaps will trigger a reversal in the White House s stance
- 29/04/2001
Water from waste

With water scarcity gripping many parts of the country, people are talking about rainwater harvesting, but none about wastewater, which can also be recycled to boost our fast depleting water resources
- 29/04/2001
- - River Pollution
  - Agriculture
  - Water Resources
  - Lakes
  - Groundwater
  - Water Demand
  - Drinking Water
  - Development
  - Waste Treatment
  - Industry
  - Namibia
  - South Africa
  - India
  - Delhi
Storehouse of water

although the importance of Himalaya-Karakoram as the largest storehouse of fresh water in the lower latitudes, and the important role of their snow and ice in maintaining the flows of the Indus,
- 14/04/2001
World Bank in a new avatar

While the World Bank launches its development gateway , critics gear up to counter the caring sharing knowledge bank that it strives to portray
- 14/04/2001
The US and us

Bush s position is immoral and contemptous, but so is our inability to tell him he is wrong <br>
- 14/04/2001

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