Chella Krishnamurthy, 57, murdered
Karnataka farmer paid the price for resisting a polluting distillery, sand mining In early mornings, a portly old man would sneak into the fields in Chikballapur
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39 things Repsol doesnt want you to know...
<p>Repsol YPF, a Spanish-Argentine company, has a contract to explore for oil in a<br /> remote part of the Peruvian Amazon known as Lot 39. This region, in northern Peru, is home to at least two of the world’s last uncontacted tribes.<br /> Repsol currently claims there is not enough evidence to prove the existence of
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Evaluation of the impact of processes in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Karnataka
This report seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the processes of implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Karnataka and recommend specific steps that could
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Emissions from fire in sub-Saharan Africa: the magnitude of sources, their variability and uncertainty
About half of the global gas and particle emissions to the atmosphere resulting from the burning of biomass originate from sub-Saharan Africa. There are four principal pathways: wildfires, the use of biomass
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Upbeat over success of Gharaunda vegetable centre, Haryana plans 12 more
Encouraged by the overwhelming response to the Indo-Israel Centre for Excellence in Vegetables at Gharaunda near Karnal, Haryana government has decided to open 12 more such regional centres of excellence in the state, all in different districts. Of these, 11 centres will be opened on land owned by farmers.
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Aaam Talab in poor state Open well development works affecting lake water
Rama raddy Alavandi RAICHUR: The historical Mavinakere (Aaam Talab) is in a pathetic condition and the water level in the lake has also been depleting dayby-day. The district administration and CMC promises action to develop the lake every year.
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Strengthening African Civil Society Organizations for improved natural resource governance & conservation
A new report finds that civil society organisations in Africa struggle to get the support they need to play an effective role in natural resource management and conservation. Natural resource governance
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The woes of drinking water never end here
The gross negligence of Mysore Urban Development Authority and Mysore City Corporation has resulted in encroachment of government land in Vijaynagar and surrounding areas, writes Ramesh S Kebbehundi The popular adage 'Water, water everywhere not a single drop to drink' applies to Vijaynagar and surrounding areas in the city.
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HP govt to approach Supreme Court on nautor land grants
The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday said it would soon approach the Supreme Court to seek intervention for regularisation of the 'Nautor' allotted to tribals in the state's tribal belt. The issue of the Forest Rights and regularization of the 'Nautor' cases was raised in the meeting of the state level Tribal Advisory Committee.
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DDA asks Delhi govt for land to shelter 30 lakh slum-dwellers
New Delhi: To rehabilitate and provide homes to over 30 lakh people residing in Delhi
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Climate Caravan to land in State on Jan 21
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 19 Climate Caravan, a group of individuals from across India and around the world, would land in Goa on January 21 to highlight India
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Key determinants of conflict between people and wildlife, particularly large carnivores, around Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
<p>Human-wildlife conflict, particularly human-carnivore conflict, is a growing problem in today’s crowded world, and can have significant impacts on both human and wildlife populations.
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Resource rich tribal poor: displacing people, destroying identity in Indias indigenous heartland
The report examines the nature and extent of development-induced displacement in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. More than 40 percent of India's indigenous people live in this zone.
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Biodiversity and climate change: integrating REDD+ into BioTrade strategies
The II BioTrade Congress entitled “Biodiversity and Climate Change: Integrating REDD+ into BioTrade Strategies” focused on how best to integrate climate change mitigation measures into BioTrade activities.
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An overview of urbanization and climate
Level of urbanization has been increasing in India since the last five decades. This trend is likely to continue in the near future. More people will become city residents, increased number of people will have to necessarily live on a limited amount of developed land. In this context, people will demand more housing and everything else associated with urban living including modern physical and social infrastructure. These facilities will be provided with intense use of technology. This urban condition could have devastating climatic and sustainability consequences.
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Socio-economic profile and quality of life index in Talcher and Ib Valley coal mines
The paper presents the socioeconomic profile of the people around proposed mining areas of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited at Talcher and Ib valley coal mine areas to generate base line data for future intervention. The Quality Of Life (QOL) has also been indexed in a 0-10 point scale based on some important value function like occupation , caste and land ownership. Jan 2008
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Indonesia offers sops to ADAG for coal mining
INDONESIA will provide fiscal incentives and support in land acquisition for Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group's $4.5-billion investment in coal mines and related infrastructure that will deliver 50 million tonnes of coal a year. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, currently on a three-day state visit to India, is scheduled to meet Anil Ambani on Tuesday to lend his support for the biggest
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Representing realty: Artist uses language and image to explore how development disfigures
Kiran Chandra combines painting and print-making techniques to comment on the transformation of landscapes by a process of development founded on a will to reduce diversity to a monochrome. Language