Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have become increasingly influential in the past 50 years. Awareness of human rights and social and environmental causes has increased, and NGOs have helped empower people. This has raised the hackles of power hounds,
#1 Who is the polluter? What is their waste-typology? This is the first critical and often make-or-break step. Get the property rights regime wrong and it is clear that nothing will work, is the
THIS book is part of a project on technology transfer, transformation and development implemented by United Nations University (UNU), a UN organ established in 1972 to conduct research related to
IT WAS a fast track venture that sought to get round procedures perfunctorily, even if this meant fudging environmental impact assessments EIAs and doctoring public hearings. No wonder the Karnataka government has had to ground the Dandeli Mini Hydel Po
The government bans the use of BHC. The industry files a petition and the issue hangs fire
On March 14, 2006, about 3,000 police personnel forced their way into West Bengal's Nandigram block, injuring and killing many villagers. Villages in the block, in East Midnapur district, have been
Irrespective of the costs incurred, corporate planning would do well to take into account the setting up of an effective pollution control mechanism
"RANTHAMBORE is like a leper's pock mark on this district," says a senior citizen of Sawai Madhopur, the town near which this important national park is located. The comment sums up the disdain in
A Supreme Court ruling to install waste incinerators in India is under a scathing attack from environmental activists
Some exciting recent developments indicate that India s forest people might soon have their home rights restored and be allowed to manage their own affairs
Activists are increasingly resorting to attention grabbing techniques to bring development issues into the public domain
Polluters of the environment are now increasingly being regarded as criminals. In New Jersey, there's a new breed of police personnel who are authorised to book them
Women quarry workers in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district have formed cooperatives and are managing the same granite quarries where they once worked as bonded labour.
A section of American doctors raise a hueand cry against the defaulting tobacco industry
Norway and Iceland have locked horns over the latter's right to fish in the Barents Sea
Policies that alienate the people from control over their habitat can cost the country dearly in terms of green cover and air and water quality
SURVIVAL is still the most important factor in the lives of millions in the developing countries. Now is the time to look carefully at all its aspects. Recalling Darwin, learning to live with errors
The committee headed by N K Ganguly, director general, Indian Council of Medical Research, has finally made its recommendations, mooting a final product standard to regulate soft drinks.
Ludhiana will have to fight for its right to be clean
A MEF proposal wants to do away with environmental clearance for small scale mining
