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Improving air quality in Asia’s cities
Last month the Better Air Quality in Asia (BAQ) biennial conference was held in Bangkok. It highlighted one of the most pressing issues for the mega cities of Asia – the need to improve air quality while urbanisation increases apace and along with it energy consumption and vehicle growth.
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- Dec 2008
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 43 Issue: 51 pp: 4 & 78
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India’s Master Plan for groundwater recharge: An assessment and some suggestions for revision
The government’s Groundwater Recharge Master Plan reflects belated recognition of the growing criticality of groundwater for the Indian economy. The plan aims to raise post-monsoon groundwater levels to three metres below ground level through annual “managed artificial recharge” of 36.4 km3 by constructing some four million spreading-type recharge structures at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore.
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- Dec 2008
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 43 Issue: 51 pp: 41-49
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Violating letter and spirit: Environmental clearances for Koodankulam reactors
The environmental clearance offered to the Koodankulam reactors in Tamil Nadu is not based upon a careful examination of all the potential impacts on the environment and livelihoods nor does it incorporate public concerns.
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- Dec 2008
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 43 Issue: 51 pp: 14-18
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The NHRC on Salwa Judum: A most friendly inquiry
The Supreme Court, which is hearing writ petitions on the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh asked the National Human Rights Commission to constitute a fact finding committee that would prepare a report on allegations “relating to violation of human rights by the Naxalites and Salwa Judum”.
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- Dec 2008
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 43 Issue: 51 pp: 10-14
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Climate talks defer major challenges
Minor progress in Poland on adaptation and deforestation sets the stage for Copenhagen in 2009.
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- Dec 2008
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- Nature Vol: 456 Issue: 7224 pp: 846-847
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Eyes west
Could the United States topple Europe as the driver of international climate-change regulations? (Editorial)
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- Dec 2008
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- Nature Vol: 456 Issue: 7224 pp: 838
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Snowball prevention questioned
Brief Communications Arising : Snowball prevention questioned Arising from: W. R. Peltier, Y. Liu & J. W. Crowley Nature 450, 813–818 (2007)
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- Dec 2008
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- Nature Vol: 456 Issue: 7224 pp: E7-E10
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Nitrous oxide in flux
In drought conditions, forest soils can serve as a small but surprisingly persistent sink for the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. The effect highlights a research avenue necessary for predicting Earth’s climate.
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- Dec 2008
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- Nature Vol: 456 Issue: 7224 pp: 888-889
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Europe agrees emissions deal
European heads of state struck a deal on 12 December on how to go about reducing Europe’s greenhouse-gas emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020.
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- Dec 2008
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- Nature Vol: 456 Issue: 7224 pp: 847
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Tata Motors in Singur: A step towards industrialisation or pauperisation?
The Singur “model” of industrialisation as represented by the now abandoned Tata Motors project in West Bengal has a number of regressive features. The Left Front government in West Bengal, in competition with other states for the location of Tata Motors’ Nano automobile complex, fell overboard in offering subsidies to the company.
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- Dec 2008
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 43 Issue: 50 pp: 36-51
