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It’s official now
Price mechanism is the only way to discourage the use of dirty fuels
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Women panchayat presidents are no rubber stamp leaders
Of the 12,619 Gram Panchayats in Tamil Nadu, one third or nearly 4,200 panchayats are headed by women following the 73rd amendment to the Constitution which stipulates that one thirds of all panchayat presidents in a state should be women
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Bok review: Heady stuff
Conservation and Society by Kamaljit S Bawa
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A blueprint
For compulsory environmental insurance for industries
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Bytes
marine boom: An unprecedented census of marine life is reporting three new fish species a week on an average. In the first interim report of the census, an international team of scientists predicts
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In Short
unique protest: In a potent symbolic gesture equating a dangerous pesticide with the atom bomb, a Quit India Endosulfan march was organised in Kerala on August 6
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Scientists in the fields
Farmers in South Andamans benefit with guidance from the Central Agricultural Research Institute
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In short
golden danger: The fragile eco-system of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana's largest natural lake, is in danger. Ghana's mineral commission has reportedly permitted a Canadian exploration and development
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Rooting out tobacco
Following a national anti-smoking drive, the Malaysian government has decided to give US $2.76 million as interest-free loans and grants to help its nearly 100,000 citizens dependent on tobacco
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Snippets
• The EU announced on April 25, 2005 that it has approved a method for testing the Bt10 variety of genetically modified corn. The move might end an EU ban on the import of US corn gluten and
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Party time already
Chile witnessed a huge celebratory march by thousands of environmentalists, covering 14 cities of the country, on July 9, 2005. The activists sought to underline their successes, especially their two
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Safety billing
A bill has been introduced in the us Senate that imposes the burden of proving the safety of chemicals present in consumer goods on their manufacturers. The Child, Worker and Consumer-Safe
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40 year crisis
Mining giant Rio Tinto has been grated permission to open a huge mine on the idyllic island of Madagascar and dig up one of the world's most unique forests. Of the estimated 200,000 plant and animal
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Turn for the park
Billionaire-conservationist Ted Turner, founder of media organisation cnn, has thrown his weight behind a plan to turn the demilitarised zone (dmz) dividing the Korean peninsula into a wildlife
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Update
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (npcil), Mumbai, recently paid Rs 7.10 crore as water cess to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (mpcb). mpcb had issued a show cause notice to npcil
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Thai PM goes safari shopping
Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's recent pursuit of the controversial deal to stock a safari park in Thailand with African animals has again fueled a long standing controversy. Reportedly, up
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Government faces $30m suit
Five fishermen have been acquitted by the district court jury in Perth, Australia, against poaching rare Patagonian toothfish worth around us $1 million. The damages claimed from the Australian
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Biased deal
First ever amendment to a WTO agreement
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CBD versus WTO
A turf war is being waged: the World Trade Organization (wto) and the Convention on Biodiversity (cbd) are wrangling over the control of the biodiversity industry. The issues of conservation, access