India

 Call of the wild

A unique festival epitomises efforts for conservation of Assam rainforests which have been lying in a state of neglect for decades

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
Ahir Bhairab Borthakur
Down to Earth
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20020115
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Tags:
Ecosystems, Tropical Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Movements, Education, Public Participation, NGO, Africa, Asia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Assam
India

 Barring the muck

The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What is required is a little bit of conviction and hard work

Publication Date: 
30/12/2001
Ahir Bhairab Borthakur
Down to Earth
10
20011231
0
Tags:
Afforestation, Solid Waste, Garbage, Waste Treatment, Economic Development, India, Delhi, Waste Recycling, Environment Management
Climate Change

 Poser on plastic

How environment friendly is biodegradable plastic? The debate rages

Publication Date: 
14/11/2001
Ahir Bhairab Borthakur
Down to Earth
Fisheries

 Ban lifted on fishing in Sutlej

Discharge of effluents into the river had caused large scale fish deaths, leading to the curbs

Publication Date: 
14/02/2002
Ahir Bhairab Borthakur
Down to Earth
Tags:
River Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Sutlej, Fisheries, Fish Poisoning, Fisherfolk, Compensation, Legislation, High Court, India, Haryana, Punjab
India

 Oil s not well

ONGC is refused permission by the Assam pollution control board for further drilling

Publication Date: 
14/12/1999
Ahir Bhairab Borthakur
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Oil Exploration, Petrochemical Industry, Government Of India (GOI), Assam, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)