The price of power
As political parties, environmentalist banner-holders and indigenous industries cry themselves hoarse over the entry of the Cogentrix facility, moot ecological issues seem to take a backseat
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Saving the World Bank
The new Inspection Panel, whose first brief is Nepal"s Arun III dam, is most certainly a radical step towards self-examination. It may cure the ills that afflict the World Bank - if it doesn"t itself succumb to the infection first, say the autho
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Maps of the world
Geographical Information Systems is revolutionising the present and portend a happier future. Or so we hope in the maps of our minds.
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The African legacy of animal care
This continent throws light on how to blend animal care with traditional wisdom
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Applying the brakes
Environmentalists score a major victory as the Supreme Court tightens emission standards in Delhi,
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Jungle rule
Bad land management practices have led to the creation of radical groups in Bihar
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Spraying poison
Despite a government ban on use of some common pesticides in agriculture, our food continues to be contaminated. The there is no alternative factor, ie the absence of more acceptable substitutes, the cost factor and the easy availability of the pesticide
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The curse of coca
The move to use a new herbicide to eradicate the coca plant spells trouble for South America s rainforests
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No place to go
Sagar Refugee Colony, Ganga Sagar <i>gram panchayat</i>: Ever since her older son went off to work as a daily labourer in Kashmir two years ago, Sahajadi Bibi has to worry a little less about how to feed her family of eight.
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Food Safety
<p class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Food Safety</span></strong></span></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/bangladesh/foodsafety_hl.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 291px;" /></p> <p>In Bangladesh, the food safety and quality control framework consists of Laws, Regulations & Standards, Administration & Inspection and Laboratory analytical services. Agriculture is the largest sector in Bangladesh economy. Its combine’s contribution (crops, forestry, fisheries, livestock etc.) to the country’s GDP and employment is more than one third and two third respectively. The food laws and regulations reflect this although major weaknesses within the legal framework still exist.</p>
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The pope supports the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, stresses social and justice concerns
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/mukul_blog.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 117px; margin: 10px; float: left;" />The Pope has said he hopes the document,
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Chopping down the future
About 90 per cent of Arunachal Pradesh"s revenue is generated by its forests. Yet these very forests are under heavy pressure, thanks to the lucrative and often illegal timber trade thriving under political patronage
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Breaking the rural barrier
The Centre for Application of Science and Technology to Rural Areas, set up in 1974, was a bold effort at bringing appropriate technology to the people. But the attempt failed to take off because it did not involve the people.
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Chilika: A lake in limbo
The ecology of the already shrinking Chilika lake is further threatened by the scramble among fisherfolk, farmers and traders to grabe their share of the depleting stock of fish and prawn.Meanwhile the state government too, oblivious of the lake"s deterio
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The need to be sure
The insurance market can become an invaluable weapon to protect the environment against errant industrial units
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Chipping away
Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun s rays couldn t penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region from darkness unto light. And tribal communities are being made the scapegoats
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Beware of the developers
In its bid to get out of poverty, the Bihar government has finalised a plan to drain out lakes and convert them to farmlands. But it seems to be unaware of the ecological consequences of such moves.
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Living energy
Bioresources, the energy and raw materials derived from plants and animals, could help end poverty.
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Unexpected relief
Nobody expected farm forestry and exotics to become a major source of firewood
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TRAMPLED DESTINIES
What happens if conservation is based on half baked knowledge? Ask a person rendered homeless by wildlife managers <br><br> No conservation strategy will succeed in India unless the biomass requirements of the local communities are harmoniously integra