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The Tree of Authority of Pune s innovative strategies are changing the face of the city
The Tree of Authority of Pune s innovative strategies are changing the face of the city
tiger population in Maharashtra is dwindling fast. The number of tigers increased to 417 in 1989 from 174 tigers in 1979. But the 1990s witnessed a steep decline in its population. According to
By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an <font class='UCASE'>ngo</font> for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed double honours
• For effective development and utilisation of its natural resources, the Orissa government intends to draft a mineral policy soon. Along with this, the state also wants to formulate a gems
Successful cooperatives compel Maharashtra government to hand over control of irrigation facilities to farmers
Through a notification issued on July 23, 2001, the Maharashtra government has made the participatory irrigation management programme compulsory. Its salient features are as follows: • The
In Nasik, large-scale cooperatives were formed with the support of the irrigation department in 1989. Work began in Ozhar in June 1990 at the behest of the late Bapu Upadhyay after the irrigation
Ram Naik passes a death sentence for Dahanu s fragile ecology
IIT Mumbai and the Central Pollution Control Board had conducted a survey of exposure to air pollution and consequent health effects in Mumbai, in 1996. They had clubbed the eight surveyed
Drought-proofing is a far cry. The drought of 2001 in 11 states of India is likely to go down as one of the worst in the past century. Government drought relief schemes fail due to bad planning and corruption. It can"t even provide short-term relief to th
The government’s drought relief programmes are bound to fail in the long run. Even the Planning Commission acknowledges that funds for the drought relief is becoming illegal income for officials, politicians and contractors
Employment Guarantee Scheme, first of its kind drought relief scheme has had no impact on the drought-prone areas of Maharashtra in almost 30 years because it has failed to involve people in managing rural assets
Revisits by Down To Earth reporters to villages that undertook water harvesting offer some valuable lessons in drought management
The need of the hour is to decentralise drought management and think long term
<p>The Deccan Trap geology of Bombay (Mumbai) differs from the main Deccan flood basalt province in several ways. Very few geological, geochemical and geochronological studies exist on the Deccan geology
Integrating indigenous knowledge in joint forest management projects is an essential prerequisite for the success of such programmes, but years of neglect has diluted the centuries old practices<br>
the Union government's much-delayed plan to introduce ethanol-blended petrol is finally being implemented. Field trials will soon begin at Miraj in Maharashtra and at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.
A Maharashtra minister s call for killing protected animals like nilgai sparks off a controversy
An initiative in Maharashtra shows how to reduce infant mortality rates in rural India
Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth