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No truck with green

WE HAVE a perspectivebut nopolicieson environmentdeclares Sitarain Yechury, the suave Communist Party of India-Marxist (cpi-m) politburo member. Green causes, till now, have lain low on the
- 14/05/1996
In A Spot

Are the new industrial siting rules a boon or a bane?
- 14/01/2000
Chipko: an unfinished mission

In 20 years, Chipko has acquired many facets, primarily as a conservation endeavour by the poor, a struggle for local control of natural resources and an effort by women to protect their environment. Chipko influenced the world, but have its local object
- 29/04/1993
Quarrying for trouble

Controversy over Himachal limestone mining The subject of limestone mining in ecologically fragile Himachal Pradesh has become a political football, with plans changing as governments change. Villagers are divided on
- 14/05/1993
- - Ecology
 - Pollution
 - Mining
 - Limestone
 - Industry
 - Himachal Pradesh
 - India
Will imposition of green taxes be viable?

Down To Earth"s round table on fiscal instruments to manage the environment brought together economists, environmentalists and representatives from industry. What emerged was that the concept of economic instruments, though still at a nascent stage, is b
- 14/02/1993
Will liberalisation destroy the environment?

Get eight economists to discuss an issue and you"ll get nine opinions. Down to Earth did precisely that. Eight noted economists were invited, along with a scientist-activist, an industrialist, a bureaucrat and two educationists, to analyse the impact
- 30/05/1992