India

 At the crossroads

As the debate continues, the Northeast must stamp the decision: log out of forest bureaucracy and log in to local based prosperity

Publication Date: 
14/03/2002
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Forest Resources, Deforestation, Forest Products, Trade, Biodiversity, Timber Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura
India

 INDIA

• 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

Publication Date: 
30/01/2002
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Water Pollution, Minerals, Health Effects, Infant mortality, Pesticide Industry, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Conflicts, Wildlife, Elephant, Legislation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
India

 Jumbo problem

Spate of elephant killings forces rethink of conservation policy

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
Nitin Sethi
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CITES, Trade, Tribals, Conflicts, Compensation, Elephant, Wildlife Act 1972, Corbett NP, Rajaji NP, Poaching, India, Assam, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), West Bengal
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
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Ecosystems, Tropical Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Movements, Education, Public Participation, NGO, Africa, Asia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Assam
India

  Coma after death

Child victims of a frayed medical service and a government programme gone wrong raise a mute question

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
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Infant mortality, Respiratory Diseases, Children, Health Care, Governance, India, Assam, Lucknow (D)
Climate Change

  Fatal dose

Vitamin A supplements claim the lives of 17 children in Assam

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
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Infant mortality, Children, Medical Research, Immunisation, UNICEF, Assam
Industry

 Blowing out a tradition

The ban on conch shell trading has sent the industry into a tizzy

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
Jayanta Basu
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Trade, Endangered Species, Religious Beliefs, Industry, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
India

 Poisoned again

The death of 18 elephants in Assam revives the debate over human animal conflict once more

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
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Food Contamination, Endangered Species, Conflicts, Pesticide Residues, Elephant, India, Assam
India

 kangra safe corners

The Himalaya is the youngest range of mountains in the world are immensely prone to earthquakes. The entire range falls in seismic zone 5 and 4 it is highly prone to earthquakes of destructive intensity. The major Indian towns in the Himalaya have all g

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
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North East, Tehri, Earthquakes, Housing, Housing Construction, Building Materials, Architecture, Rural Development, India, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Shillong
India

 Safe as houses

Earthquakes don't kill; badly built houses do. A look into houses in India that have withstood several earthquakes

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
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North East, Tehri, Earthquakes, Housing, Housing Construction, Building Materials, Architecture, Rural Development, India, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Shillong

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