India

 Conspiracy of Poverty

Which districts in India are the poorest and why? Down To Earth DTE analyses the surfeit of data and information to bring forth the underlying reality of the 10 poorest districts in India environmental degradation. How has neglecting the natural reso

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
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Land Resources, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Forest Resources, Forest Products, Mahua, Economy, Traditional Knowledge, Rural Development, Supreme Court, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Food Security, Rural Poverty
India

 Damning report

Jharkhand police accused of using brute force to quell anti dam drive

Publication Date: 
27/02/2002
Down to Earth
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Koel Karo, Hydroelectricity, Tribals, Conflicts, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, NGO, India, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand
Air Pollution

 Orphans of the river

Riverine fisherfolk, arguably the oldest among traders, are being sold down the river. An unholy synergy of poisoned rivers, government apathy and commercial interests has scripted the epitaph of the original stewards of the river. Ironically, their

Publication Date: 
14/02/2002
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Ecology, River Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Rivers, Aquaculture, Fish Poisoning, Chipko Movement, Endangered Species, Fisherfolk, Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Governance, Bihar, Kerala, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal, Fish Marketing
Water Resources

 Managing water

the land of the mighty Chomolungma (Mt Everest) and the mother of many 8,000-metre-high snow-capped peaks, Nepal has no less than 6,000 odd fast-flowing rivers and a total annual outflow of 150

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
Bidisha Mallik
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Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Distribution, Governance, Nepal, India, Bihar
Biodiversity

 Colouring plants

Mythila painting is an innovative media that contain powerful messages of conservation

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
R V Singh
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Animal Products, Chipko Movement, Architecture, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Environmental Science, Media, Education, NGO, Legends, Bihar
India

 Protecting dolphins

the Bihar government has adopted a two-fold strategy to protect the Gangetic dolphins ( Platanista gangetica ). The strategy includes educating fisherfolk and other people on the need to

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
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Dolphin, Aquaculture, Endangered Species, Fisherfolk, India, Bihar
Energy

 Saving dolphins

The Patna high court gets cracking on erring officials

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
Samir Kumar Sinha
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Rivers, Ganga, Dolphin, Endangered Species, Fisherfolk, Bihar, Patna (D)
India

 Spent force

the Bihar government has been spending over Rs 2.22 crore annually for 17 years on the salary of those employed in its small pox eradication programme though the world was declared free from

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
Down to Earth
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Cholera, Small Pox, Bihar, Diseases, Corruption
Environment

 The revival of indigo

A school principal in Bihar revives the cultivation of the crop that symbolised the independence struggle

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
R V Singh
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Agricultural Research, Indigo, Public Participation, NGO, Personalities, Bihar
Environment

 Water Management

A great example of how decentralised approaches to water harvesting boost innovation comes from Ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Chewang Norphel, retired engineer of the department of

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
A Asha
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Tanks, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Rural Water Supply, Public Participation, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Mandsaur (D), Shahdol (D), Rajasthan, Sustainable Development

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