India

 Charaka and Sushruta reborn

Bangalore University s new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near forgotten science of India s ancient medical treatises

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Keya Acharya
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Western Ghats, Trees, Sandalwood, Green Spaces, Traditional Knowledge, Medicinal Plants, Biotechnology, India, Bangalore (D)
India

 Follow Up

The data is so old it is almost obsolete. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has brought out its report on the incidence of

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
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Bhopal, Cancer, Research, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), Europe, United States Of America (US), Delhi, Bangalore (D), Mumbai, Chennai (D), Statistics
India

 Biotech parley

A conference on biotechnology in Bangalore failed to live up to its hype

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
Keya Acharya
Down to Earth
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Biotechnology, Research, India, Karnataka, Bangalore (D)
Air Pollution

 Breathless Bangalore

Experts criticise the Karnataka government for its inability to clean up the city s air

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Keya Acharya
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Asthma, Governance, Karnataka, Bangalore (D)
India

 A decentralised system will lead to sustainable water use

S Vishwanath, a Bangalore based engineer and planner, started the Rainwater Club to help people manage rainwater efficiently. He spoke to Binayak Das about his work and the viability of rainwater harvesting

Publication Date: 
14/10/2000
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Water Management, Water Harvesting, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Community Groups, Bangalore (D), Sustainable Development, Rainfall
Industry

 WASTE DISPOSAL

In a recent move to put an end to the inopportune methods for disposing municipal solid waste , a division bench of the Supreme Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to start

Publication Date: 
29/09/2000
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Garbage, Waste Disposal, Legislation, Delhi, Bangalore (D)
India

 FIGHTING FOR AIR

Weighed down by extremely high levels of particles in the air, some Indian cities seem to be coming of age with regard to vehicular air pollution. Taking the cue from Delhi, where the drive to clean the air is spearheaded by the Supreme Court at the behes

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Respiratory Diseases, Diesel, Environmental Health, Petrochemical Industry, Legislation, Environment Court, Public Participation, Governance, NGO, Hyderabad (D), Bangalore (D), Mumbai, Calcutta (D)
India

 BANGALORE waking up

There is a need for better communication between the government and the people

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Respiratory Diseases, Diesel, Environmental Health, Petrochemical Industry, Legislation, Environment Court, Public Participation, Governance, NGO, Hyderabad (D), Bangalore (D), Mumbai, Calcutta (D)
India

 HYDERABAD Stalemate

There is a large support of a passive nature, but no outcry against air pollution

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Respiratory Diseases, Diesel, Environmental Health, Petrochemical Industry, Legislation, Environment Court, Public Participation, Governance, NGO, Hyderabad (D), Bangalore (D), Mumbai, Calcutta (D)
Energy

 Groundwater pollution

residents of Tannery Road in Bangalore are facing a potable water crisis because tanneries located in the area are

Publication Date: 
14/12/1999
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Groundwater Pollution, Slaughter House, Governance, Bangalore (D), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)

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