Shared misery
The government has finalised a strategy to get industries to reduce their waste
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Lessons of yore
Ancient traditions hold the key to sustainable management of natural resources
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Where water is wealth
More than a quarter of California's agricultural land is irrigated. When the state had reeled under a prolonged drought in 1987-92, innovative concepts like water trading and water banking
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Modified situations
The Philippines introduces stringent laws for GM products; six European countries in the dock for lax GMO laws
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Heart condition
South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems
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A fishy death
Skinning of animal creates a stink
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China remains heavily polluted, despite regulations
Yet another white paper but little work on the ground
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Union ministries clash over SEZ
the plot around special economic zones (sezs) in India thickens with a recent decision of the empowered group of ministers (egom) on sezs to remove a cap of 150 on the number of such zones in the
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For a clean sip
A solution to purify unsafe drinking water may soon be in your pocket
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Urban poor need microfinance for livelihoods
There is a touch of irony in India's growth story. Jobs in the government, private and public sector are limited and restricted to the educated. At the same time, the informal economy in India is growing at a fast rate, employing 93 per cent of the labour force in the country. But informal economy workers, who contribute 63 per cent of the <font class="UCASE">gdp</font>, still cannot benefit from the additional wealth they have contributed to generate.<br> <br> Why? That's because they do not have access to credit to take advantage of economic opportunities.<br>
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China struggles for safe mining
But many believe closing over 7,000 coalmines would be futile
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A lone seeker
At a time when hardly any government agency in India studies and publicises the harm that filthy air can cause to human health, one man is trying to come up with some scientific data to understand
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Gas chamber
Industries spew poison unchecked in Chhattisgarh
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No polybags in Tripura
ON SEPTEMBER 16, the Tripura government's 20 month old law banning plastic bags became more stringent. Seeking to remove the crinkles in the original rule, the state authorities have forbidden the use of polybags that weigh under 2.1 grammes, and are less
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Floating highway
Submerged floating tunnels could soon be used for transport across deep water channels in Europe
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Unlike likes
World Social Forum and World Economic Forum
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Gas chamber
Industries spew poison unchecked in Chhattisgarh
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South Asia
LTTE's water war: In the last week of July, the Sri Lankan army launched a ground offensive against Tamil tiger rebels to regain control over a key water reservoir in the northeastern city of
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Deep despair
20,000 workers die in China s coal mines every year
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In Court
Pointless: A US federal appeals court recently heard arguments on a five-year-old battle over whether the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2)