Shedding the load
The government proposes reductions in subsidies on power, irrigation and higher education
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Coast Guard's oil clean up bill: Rs 13 crore
The Indian Coast Guard has filed an initial multi crore claim for its role in mopping up thousands of tonnes of oil spilt off Groat Nicobar Island in January.
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Clean up plan seems futile
A massive project holds out no guarantee that it can make river water potable
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On deaf ears, naturally
BORN in a small farming village on the island of Shikoku, Japan, Masanobu Fukuoka was trained as an inspector. Soon, he began questioning the accomplishments of modern civilisation. In
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INDIA
• The Andhra Pradesh government announced a Rs 1,630 crore afforestation programme on January 30, on degraded land over the next five years. The programme would cover an area of 7.43 lakh
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The guinea pig debate
Is there an alternative to guinea pigs in laboratory testing? Two members of the scientific community give their views
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Paper tigers
It is now the turn of the tiger to be saved by legislators
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Sitting Ducks
As polluting asbestos units and illegal mining thrive amid lax laws, lakhs of workers become easy prey for dreaded diseases
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AMAZON BASIN
The Amazon jungle may have actually been the handiwork of humans rather than a natural feature. This startling find is the result of a recent exploration of a cave - Caverna da Pedra
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High hopes
Conservation area projects in Nepal prove that people and protected areas need not be mutually exclusive
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Goa's mining problems
We were standing between a massive mine and a stunning water reservoir. Local activists were explaining to me that this iron ore mine was located in the catchment of the Salaulim water reservoir, the only water source for south Goa. Suddenly, as I started clicking with my camera, we were surrounded by a jeepload of men. They said they were from the mine management and wanted us off the property.
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CONSERVATION TO DEATH
Misguided conservation efforts are leading to depletion of biodiversity and exploitation of poor people
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Wake up time
The government of India finally includes environmental assessment in the national economic survey
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An ocean of life
A new ocean has been discovered, that too on one of jupiter's moons, opening up the possibility of extraterrestrial life
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No truck with green
WE HAVE a perspectivebut nopolicieson environmentdeclares Sitarain Yechury, the suave Communist Party of India-Marxist (cpi-m) politburo member. Green causes, till now, have lain low on the
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High court grants round one to railways
A high court order in favour of the Konkan railway corporation has provoked much anger and resentment among those who oppose the controversial project
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Land of sufferance
People of a village in Orissa wage a battle against mining companies to protect their lands
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On the move
Duck rearing in India has come a long way. From a small time activity, it has evolved to one in which entire flocks are transported across states to freshly harvested paddy fields. This is symbiosis at its most benevolent. The ducks pay the fields bac
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Only look for answers
I happened to attend, recently, a jan sunwai peoples court on water, convened by the National Federation of Indian Women. Women came from over 15 states to report on the state of their water.
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Koel Karo: a question of votes
Sources say caste politics has a lot to do with the current interest shown by Bihar's Janata Dal (JD) government in getting the 710 MW Koel-Karo hydel project through. Chief minister Laloo Prasad