India

 A Sunrise industry

Natural dye business survives on exporters and the local carpet industry

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14/08/2002
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River Pollution, Animal Products, Health Effects, Textile Industry, Cancer, Trade, Traditional Knowledge, Insects, Paint And Dye Industry, Technology, India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan
India

 Fading colours

Natural dyes, now popular in the West, are yet to make it big in the Indian market, reports R V Singh
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14/08/2002
R V Singh
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River Pollution, Animal Products, Health Effects, Textile Industry, Cancer, Trade, Traditional Knowledge, Insects, Paint And Dye Industry, Technology, India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan
India

 Women strike back

India s first alliance of women affected by mining takes shape

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14/08/2002
Richard Mahapatra
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Mining, Industrial Workers, Women, Compensation, Human Rights, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Orissa (Odisha)
India

 Gearing up for Bt cotton

Farmers ready to sow GM cotton in Andhra Pradesh

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30/07/2002
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Agricultural Inputs, Pest Control, Cotton, Farmers, Crop Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
India

 Drastic step

Andhra government mulls draconian laws on rainwater harvesting

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30/07/2002
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Water Harvesting, Finance, Legislation, Governance, Andhra Pradesh
India

 Searing spell

Current heat wave is not just an aberration, feel experts

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
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Air Pollution, Glaciers, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Research, Scientists, Antarctica, India, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rainfall Pattern
Climate Change

 A warm warning

There are enough indicators and links to suggest heat waves are not natural. It s time to wake up

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14/06/2002
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El Nino, Climate Change, Global Warming, India, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha)
India

 Making polluters pay

Proposal to tax polluting vehicles in Andhra Pradesh even as petroleum ministry refuses it natural gas

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Eco Tax, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (D), Two Wheelers
Water Resources

 Water, water...

Battle lines are drawn as drought proofing remains a distant dream

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30/05/2002
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Water Resources, Water Conservation, Drought, Drought Relief, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
Energy

 Green laws resented

Report dubs environmental guidelines as obstacles to atomic energy projects

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Lian Chawii
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Environment, Energy, Nuclear Research, Nuclear Safety, Legislation, Governance, Parliament, India, Andhra Pradesh

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