Anti GM vestiges
Brazil's ministry of environment (moe) has objected to the go ahead given to the use and sale of transgenic seed major Monsanto's genetically modified (gm) cotton variety
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The ultimate subversive
Former President K R Narayanan made power good
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<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Wildlife film-maker, Mike Pandey and India's Central Zoo Authority were among the recipients of the first Proggy Awards given by the Indian branch of the NGO, People for Ethical Treatment To Animals.<br>
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Economy no longer monsoon dependant, but farmers are
Less rain is bad news for small farmers, not the economy
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Villagers in Tamil Nadu face groundwater crisis
Soft drinks company held for contaminating groundwater
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Goodbye democracy
What Essar can do, the Tatas can too
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The last resort
In 1995, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instituted the banking ombudsman: a quasi judicial authority to address banking complaints. Dissatisfied bank customers have the option of approaching this authority when all else fails. Says P Shimrah, secretary to the Banking Ombudsman, "We encourage complainants to approach their respective banks before coming to us.
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ISO 14000
The introduction of a purchase preference policy for iso 14000 certified companies in the draft national environment policy is a questionable procedure (iso 14000 is a global standard of
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Cleaning up its act
The uk has adopted the decentralisation mantra for tackling environmental crime. Its Clean Neighbour hoods and Environment Act, which recently received the Royal nod, increases local authorities'
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Painstakingly sinful
US EPA hell bent on human trials for pesticides
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Co operation is odious
Is this the moral of the NBSAP spat?
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Market leaders, not eco wise
In a perfect market economy, where all externalities are internalised by the companies and paid for by the consumers, a market leader will also be an environment leader. The ground reality is, however, different. Take the example of Grasim Industries Ltd, which became the biggest cement company in the country after acquiring the cement division of Larsen and Toubro in 2003-04.
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Housing more funds
Warehousing Bill, a double edged sword for farmers
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Mandatory reforms
<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Adopting modern accrual-based double entry accounting system with e-governance features such as GIS and MIS<br> <br> <font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Reform of property tax with GIS<br>
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Bytes
easy rabies cure: Tobacco plants have been genetically modified to produce proteins used to combat the rabies virus. Till now, the only way to fight the virus was to use antibodies derived from
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Rehab recipe
<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Free houses for displaced people at the rate of 125 sq metres in rural areas, and 63 sq metres in urban areas<br>
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Costliest year
Natural disasters, mostly weather-related catastrophes, have cost the world the largest-ever financial losses of around us $200 billion in 2005. In 2004, this loss was us $145 billion and around
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Job lot
An employment survey updates some known things and throws up some new ones
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In short
SC clears mill land sale: The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared the sale of mill land in Mumbai, setting aside an earlier Bombay High court order. The SC has upheld the Maharashtra government's
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Update
The World Trade Organization's (WTO's) mini-ministerial at Geneva on July 1, 2006, ended in a stalemate, with India pulling out of the trade talks. India's commerce minister Kamal Nath walked out of