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Enzymes are the new, hip, ecof riendly detergent components
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Blood on its hands
Industry in Asia's largest chemical unit zone is like a terrorist outfit, devastating the atmosphere and, reportedly, killing people
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Criminal waste
Reduced to filthy, foul smelling cesspools, with mosquito larvae arawing their lazy, intricate patterns on the green surfaces, the same takes and tanks in urban areas draw a passerby's game is when purple hyacinths bloom and disguise their filth. O
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Freedoms of two different worlds
The Shuria Committee's "revolutionary" suggestions on revertihg tribal areas back to decentralised Gram Raj systems is unlikely to be accepted by the bureaucracy, says RAHUL
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Conservation boomerang
Can protected areas survive the multitude of pressures without the participation of people? Neena Singh explores the issue
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High talk
Unspeak has piled up mountains of words on sustainable development of the world's fragile peaks, and action courses seem to have been lost on the way downhill
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Nucleus of disaster
Are the recent accidents at the Tarapur nuclear facility early warnings of a catastrophe in the making?
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"Over 15 per cent of Russia is ecologically unsafe"
Professor Alexei Yablokov is head of the inter departmental commission for ecological security under Russia's National Security Council. He recently resigned as advisor on environmental and health problems to President Boris Yeltsin. Yablokov, 62, has a
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Not a blade of grass...
...although the now bald pate of Iceland was once resplendent with grass and verdant willow, rowan and birch forests
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Water out of stone
A lift irrigation system helps tribals in Gujarat fight the tyranny of the seasons
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Too close to the sun
The internationally funded programme to promote solar photovoltaic systems remains a nonstarter
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Rocking the Himalayas
Indian seismic experts are in a tizzy over predictions of an imminent gigantic earthquake in the central Himalayas
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Heading for a burnout
Increased incomes, innovative financing schemes, short-sighted policies and wasteful attitudes have led to an enormous amount of energy being squandered
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The roots of prosperity
The woods march back to barren forest department land as villagers in Gujarat's Panchmahals district grab the spade
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Rogue elephants in the backyard
A study explains why peaceful pachyderms go on rampages that leave crops and humans devastated
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Mosquitoes storm the desert
A cerebral malaria epidemic in Rajasthan has its source in the Indira Gandhi Canal
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Dew distilled from stars and rainbows
For centuries, humans have collected honey and put it to various uses, from a sweetener making alcohol
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Discordant notes dash empowerment dreams
A clash of opinions has put paid to all hopes of a consensus on the empowerment of people living in and around national parks and sanctuaries
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The poisoning of the Tungabhadra
Once again, shoals of dead fish were beached on the banks of the Tungabhadra, in Karnataka's Dharwad district, earlier this year. Most people blame the effluents from 2 industrial units on the banks of the river. But the government remains apathetic
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Secrets of the water fort
Planners in the ancient city of Dholavira had conceptualised an amazing system of drains, dams and tanks to manage water. To conserve every drop of water, they carefully considered everything, from site selection to extra strong city walls and even air du