Bihar

Poor little rich states

Rich in natural resources but extremely poor, the three new states are in need of a new strategy for development. But no blueprints have been drawn so far. DOWN TO EARTH reports on the posers thrown up by the birth of Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal and J

Publication Date:

14/01/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010115

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

Water Resources

FOLLOW UP

Rajya Sabha members have recently demanded that the Union government should speed up its efforts to sign a treaty with Nepal, that will allow the government to channelise the waters flowing into

Publication Date:

30/12/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Dams, Flood Control, Nepal, Bihar

Environment

Stones unto stones

Will Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand be anything more than a few new stones?

Publication Date:

14/10/2000

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20001015

pp:

10

Tags:

Forest Management, Forest Policy, Urban Development, Governance, Anil Agarwal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

India

INDUNDATED by excuses

the floods have once again ravaged Bihar. Claims made by the government that all precautionary measures were taken, embankment and anti-erosion work completed in time and that the floods would not be allowed to occur

Publication Date:

14/09/2000

Author(s): Dinesh Kumar Mishra

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000915

pp:

0

Tags:

Burhi Gandak, Kosi, Dams, Floods, Flood Control, Disaster Management, Migration, Governance, Political Parties, Politics, Nepal, Bihar, Corruption

Environment

FOLLOW UP

A special technology mission is being set up by the government for states that have unsatisfactory population control records. The states are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Assam, Bihar and

Publication Date:

14/08/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Population Trends, Family Planning, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha), Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

Industry

Making hell holes

What slaughter mining and power plants have done to the people and the environment

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Mining, Health Effects, Deforestation, Coal, Occupational Health, Industry, Public Sector, Technology, Governance, Bihar, Corruption

Industry

The failure

Nationalisation of coalmines has failed badly

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Mining, Health Effects, Deforestation, Coal, Occupational Health, Industry, Public Sector, Technology, Governance, Bihar, Corruption

Industry

What now ?

Desperate measures are the call of the day. Common people need to have a greater say

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Mining, Health Effects, Deforestation, Coal, Occupational Health, Industry, Public Sector, Technology, Governance, Bihar, Corruption

Industry

A Nationalised Nightmare

One of the main reasons given for nationalising the coalmines of India was to protect workers from accidents. What followed was large scale destruction of the environment. Now, the danger is not just from accidents that kill. For the residents of coal tow

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

0

Tags: