Bringing polluters to book
Balotra, an arid little town in Rajasthan, has a novel way of raising money to treat effluents from its mushrooming textile dyeing and processing industry.
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Rio has not changed the North South equation
The UNCED deliberations have to be viewed in the context of northern attempts to maintain hegemony over the rest of the world
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Off to the next round
The South came back reasonably victorious from Rio, it was only because of the poor leadership of USA. The question now is: will it be able to sustain its success?
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Ban dilemma
A ban on insecticides in the US may throw up more problems than it seeks to solve. The sufferers will include children suffering from asthma
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Himachal denotifies sanctuaries for hydel projects
in march 2006, Himachal Pradesh gave the go-ahead to proposals denotifying four sanctuaries and redrawing boundaries of 15 areas, including protected areas. Not surprisingly, the areas are required
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Laboratory made antibodies work miracles
Scientists have genetically engineered specific antibodies to prevent organ rejection in transplants and to combat cancer. This opens up new possibilities in medical immunology.
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Nipping malaria in the bud
Scientists are focussing on strengthening genetically the defence mechanism of mosquitoes so as to render them inhospitable to the malarial parasite.
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MONEYMAKERS
green copies: RPG Ricoh Ltd, an Indo-Japanese joint venture company recently launched the FT 4027, a user-friendly and eco-conscious copier. In order to promote optimum use of available
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Fiery protest
An immolation bid by a Bhopal resident leads to closure of polluting factories
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VIETNAM
Multinational toba-cco companies faced with shrinking markets and increasing restrictions in the industrialised world, are wooing consumers throughout the newly-opened econo-mies of Loas, Cam-bodia,
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Half of diesel
Auto Expo 98 was an exercise in marketing diesel vehicles that have a low running cost and a high environmental cost
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Cabinet signs death warrant for green panels
In one fell swoop the Union ministry of environment and forests is preparing to disband several key committees set up under section 3 iii of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The dissolved panels will be replaced with a national environment author
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A concession called SEZ, all for foreign exchange
Special Economic Zones barter away democracy
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Sumdwellers displaced for a cleaner Yamuna
Slums dumped out of sight
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The bucks stop with the Bishnois
In 1998, it was the Bishnois who reported Khan's blackbuck hunting expedition in the first place. Now, they continue to help keep public attention on the actor as the trials proceed. The
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MONEYMAKERS
• DENGUE DETECTION KIT: Casil Health Products Ltd, Ahmedabad in colla-boration with Pan Bio Pty Ltd, Australia has developed a rapid detection kit for the dreaded dengue fever . The detection
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Ragged law, poor enforcement
Though the Salman Khan case is being actively prosecuted, and is in the public eye, this is no thanks to the legal, judicial and enforcement systems currently in place. There is a strong current
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Ailing Aligarh
Uttar Pradesh pollution control board chief sidesteps Supreme Courtorder
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Goa regional plan has public up in arms
After a delay of over six years, Goa has a 400-page blueprint for development. But the Goa Final Regional Plan 2011 has environmental groups, urban planners and the public up in arms. They want it to
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Bush fires spread very fast
It is the turn of the Indian energy establishment to be engulfed in the fire lit by President George Bush on nuclear energy. Bush says it is the safest, cleanest, cheapest option. So prime minister