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The enemy within
Indians will have to fight a war with themselves to protect their environment, society v and culture from the ravages of economic growth
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Water polo
Just get the state out and water profligacy will stop and people will start worrying about their neighbouring water sources and watersheds
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Global Conservator
The US is taking its role as the protector of sea turtles worldwide too seriously, ignoring some important factors
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Drying wetlands
Beyond the tigers of Sunderbans: A closer look at the leeches and the beautiful blue devil
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Advantage tamoxifen
A drug that has been around for years is now being considered as a possible weapon against breast cancer
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Facing onslaught!
While new diseases emerge every year in the forests of India, there is little scientific research to deal with them
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A working government?
Political leaders come to the governance system with only one agenda which is centered on one objective to loot the treasury <br>
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Pesticide plot
The powerful pesticide lobby campaigns for a deadly killer that has been linked to many diseases
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Eliminating electricity deficit through energy efficiency in India: an evaluation of aggregate economic and carbon benefits
Electricity demand has consistently exceeded available supply in India. While the electricity deficit varies across states, nationally it was estimated to be of the order of 12% on peak and 11% for electricity during 2008-09.
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Copper unit comes a cropper
Sterlite Industries' proposed copper smelting unit and jetty are a threat to the well being of the people of Ratnagiri. A recent report on the unit supports the people's protest
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Crowded house
the population division of the United Nations' (un) economic and social affairs department has recently predicted that the world population may reach nearly 9.4 billion by the year 2050 and
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Phasing out PVCs
europeans will continue to be exposed to significant levels of dioxin caused by the disposal of scrap cars, despite a proposed legislation agreed by the European Union ( eu ) Commission. The
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Immigration blues
several environmental organisations in the us are expressing different opinions over how to deal with the effect of increased population on the environment. Particularly, they have not
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The audit panel
A competent technical panel is vital for the Green Rating Project. Keeping this in mind, cse selected three leading technologists in the pulp and paper sector to form the Technical Consultants
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Astutely tampered
In November 2001, the Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority EPCA was directed by the Supreme Court to constitute an agency to independently carry out random inspection at petrol pumps, oil depots and tank lorries in Delhi. The agenc
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Brown Olympics
a huge stockpile of lethal waste has been discovered next to the 2000 Olympics site in Sydney which is contaminated with poisonous dioxins. Greepeace, the international green group, has found
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Questionable move
The World Bank (wb) has cleared the construction of a 1,045-kilometre oil pipeline from Chad in central Africa to Cameroon's Atlantic coast. The move flies in the face of environmental concerns
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Grounded
Endosulfan aerial spraying banned in Kasaragod
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Much of today's environmental impacts originate in cities
The world has seen a dramatic shift to urban living. In 1900, only 10 per cent of the global population were urban dwellers; now it's more than 50 per cent. More than 95 per cent of the net increase