India

 Faceless Figures

The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is 13 years old. With little data on hand, battling cancer has become doubly difficult

Publication Date: 
30/12/2001
Vibha Varshney
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Environment Politics, Forest Villages, Forest Fires, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Forest Movements, Legislation, Governance, Politics, Bangladesh, India, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal, Siliguri, Naxalites, Tribals
India

 Classified ?

The data is rudimentary. The analysis is poor. And is kept secret

Publication Date: 
30/12/2001
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India

 System error

The death of India s cancer control programme and the rise of cancers

Publication Date: 
30/12/2001
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Environment Politics, Forest Villages, Forest Fires, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Forest Movements, Legislation, Governance, Politics, Bangladesh, India, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal, Siliguri, Naxalites, Tribals
Water Resources

 Pricing the precious

A pricing mechanism and harvesting techniques will solve water crisis

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
Deep Narayan Pandey
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Pollution, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Tank Irrigation, Watershed Development, NGO, Africa, Asia, India, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
India

 Caught in the net

The recent ban on shark hunting is only a partial victory for the conservationists. To make it a success, better networking between the coastal authorities and fisherfolk is essential. Biswajit Mohanty , president of Wildl

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
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Marine Ecosystems, Crustaceans, Fish Transport, Fish Marketing, Fishing Boats, Endangered Species, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Legislation, China, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Finland, India, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal
India

 Bt Cotton imbroglio

A failure of our scientific preparedness. Where are our scientists?

Publication Date: 
29/11/2001
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Agricultural Research, Cotton, Crop Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Legislation, China, Mexico, Argentina, India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab
India

 AQUACULTURE CURB

The Andhra Pradesh high court has directed the state government not to permit shrimp culture, prawn culture or any type of aquaculture without the prior permission of the competent authority. As a

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
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Crustaceans, Aquaculture, Legislation, High Court, Andhra Pradesh
Climate Change

 A water journey

Monsoon means celebrations for the people of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat who script success stories of rainwater harvesting. But in Rajasthan they are questioned: who own the raindrop?

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Check Dam, Watershed Development, Drought, Public Participation, NGO, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jhabua (D), Rajasthan
Air Pollution

 Steeplechase

There is euphoria in the villages which have harvested rain. Overcoming hurdles, village communities learn the first lesson in water management

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Richard Mahapatra Kazimuddin Ahmed And Binayak Das
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Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Check Dam, Watershed Development, Drought, Public Participation, NGO, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jhabua (D), Rajasthan
Water Pollution

 Sustained Conservation

Only a strong political commitment for water conservation will ensure the survival of these structures

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Check Dam, Watershed Development, Drought, Public Participation, NGO, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jhabua (D), Rajasthan

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