Organising to check AIDS
Changing social attitudes and behaviour has helped in the control of AIDS.
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Inspecting the Inspection Panel
THE Independent Inspection Panel of the World Bank ( WB ) has inspired hope among many environmental activists and organisations. They expect it to provide the much-needed scrutiny of the Bank"s
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A usual story: a transnational company develops a profitable product based on the resources and knoledge preserved by an indigenous community from the South. However, very little is done to compensate the community. <font class=UCASE>Author</font> analyse
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Who"s the safekeeper?
IT HAS been made patently clear that government designed and implemented conservation projects flounder if local communities are not included in the decisionmaking process. It is the indigenous
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For a cleaner world
To press for more sustainable and equitable utilisation of the world s resources, India and France seek closer ties
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No progress
UNEP meet inconclusive
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Well researched essays on sustainability
THE INTERNATIONAL Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) in London has been conducting research on environment- and development-related policy issues for the past 20 years. Policies for a
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Quake causes rift among seismologists
Seismologists may not agree on what caused the earthquake, but their views have made the government take up better seismic monitoring and analysis.
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Limp target
Polio eradication targets strike a wrong note, while the WHO waxes eloquent
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Pressure tactics
The consensus on allowing restricted trade in ivory was confirmed by a secret ballot, and angeredjhe protectionist groups, which had been trying to 4m- twist nations which were in favour of
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Chilika: A lake in limbo
The ecology of the already shrinking Chilika lake is further threatened by the scramble among fisherfolk, farmers and traders to grabe their share of the depleting stock of fish and prawn.Meanwhile the state government too, oblivious of the lake"s deterio
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Pesticides are wiping out cranes
<font class='UCASE'><font color=red>George Archibald</font></font> , director, International Crane Foundation ICF , USA, has been a regular visitor to Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur. In 1993 94, an attempt was made to introduce captive reared
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Arid politics
Each year the world loses $42.3 billion because of desertification. But when its leaders meet to discuss the fast spreading problem, all they can do is wrangle about funds
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Saying it with flowers
Flowers may wither, but not their importance in the cultures of most countries
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Fight over fish
Only a few in sensitive list
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Inhumanly polluted
Away from human interference, the virgin Arctic islands are, ironically, more polluted than the distant industrialised settlements. And the reason is a filthy secret
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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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Is it time for Asia to abandon the dream of an effective multilateral climate treaty and adopt new approach?
<p><em>For growing economies the stress has to be on patterns of natural resource use and not on the status of natural resources; that is, dealing with the causes rather than the symptoms of the problem
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Delhi tops the country in fatal road accidents and in number of pedestrians and cyclists falling victim, says new CSE assessment
CSE releases the assessment of road accidents and accident hotspots; presents findings of its safety audit; puts forth an action plan Deadly tally: About 16 deaths and 58 road injures per hour in