Green justice: up in smoke?
<p>Aided by officialdom and politicos, polluting industries seem well cushioned against thunderous court orders</p>
<p>Aided by officialdom and politicos, polluting industries seem well cushioned against thunderous court orders</p>
Extracting minerals and ornamental stone in the Aravallis despit its environmental costs is such a flourishing economic activity that political parties are vying with each other to protect it. Because most mine workers have no other livelihood, they r
30/08/1993
The Thar of Pakistan is an arid region troubled by long spells of drought, rapidly falling groundwater levels, abysmally low literacy levels and rudimentary medical centres. But the crisis facing the Thar today stems from beyond all this. It can be traced
The drawbacks of modern, high yield crops are prompting farmers and researchers to go back to traditional, well adapted varieties.
30/10/1992
What the judiciary needs to do is to put the heat on the regulatory and executive agencies of the country and improve the country's environmental governance systems
Public awareness, clear thinking and practical demands will help us monitor the government and fight for the changes that are needed
Despair and devastation stare India"s artisans in their face, as resource crunch, modern civilisation and government apathy combine in an onslaught on their teetering citadels. Down To Earth presents an exhaustive analysis
30/03/1996
The anachronistic, and explosive, colonial formula of exploiting forests by denying the forest people their rights is still being followed to the letter by underdeveloped Indian administrators in the Dangs, Gujarat"s boondocks tribal belt
14/06/1995