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Boosting industry will tax resources base

Budgetary provisions aimed at giving a fillip to industry, will add to the burden on the country's resources.
- 30/03/1993
- Down To Earth
- - Mining
  - Exports
  - Industry
  - India
Coast Guard mops up another oil spill

The oil pipeline burst at Bombay High exposes maintenance lapses and highlights the urgent need for environment management plans to tackle such mishaps.
- 29/06/1993
- Down To Earth
Fruits of industry

How industry can help in environment protection
- 14/06/1995
Borne again

Why is malaria, an easily preventable ailment, showing signs of resurging in all its fury, and what are we doing to contain its marauding steps?
- 29/06/1996
- - Malaria
  - India
Satellite Maps Forests

Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India
- 14/05/2002
Different flavours

From major fruits like the mango, banana and citrus to minor ones like karonda and sapthei, the story is the same: genetic erosion is leading India's native fruits to the brink of extinction
- 30/08/1998
No time to lose

The Union environment minister says that a comprehensive bill to protect India"s biodiversity is on the anvil. But whether it can be a timely, effective measure that give farmers and tribals right over their biological knowledge, remains to be seen.
- 30/01/1994
- Down To Earth
- - Biodiversity
  - Government Of India (GOI)
Coast Guard cleans up oil spill off Nicobar

Indian crews successfully contained a huge oil spill near the Great Nicobar island. Now, the ministry of environment and forests must assess the damage to the island chain's ecology.
- 27/02/1993
- Down To Earth
Tree felling spells doom for nesting birds

The large scale clearing of dead and diseased trees is threatening to wipe out bird species that nest in the cavities of these trees.
- 30/10/1992
- Down To Earth