India

 Power packed option

Even remote areas can be electrified through biomass gasification

Publication Date: 
14/05/2003
Down to Earth
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Biomass, Energy, Energy Technology, Electricity, Rural Electrification, Power Industry, Legislation, Parliament, Government Of India (GOI), India, Haryana
Air Pollution

 Devolution has to happen. It will

It has been a year since Anil Agarwal, the founder editor of Down To Earth, passed away. We remember him every moment. We work as his proxies. We work his dreams; they have become ours, too. His

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
Sunita Narain
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Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1988, Economy, Biomass, Biomass Trade, Poverty, Anil Agarwal, Sustainable Development, Environment Management
Biodiversity

 Mission impossible?

The sheer scope of the biodiversity action plan may militate against its successful implementation

Publication Date: 
14/01/2003
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Biomass, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Legislation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO
India

 She walks in oblivion

Society itself doesn’t care to know about headloading

Publication Date: 
14/12/2002
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Forest Products, Wood, Firewood, Trade, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Drought, Headloaders, Women, Rural Development, Poverty, Supreme Court, India, Jharkhand
India

 Unmasking aerosols

Forget health impacts, tiny particles floating in the air are altering regional climates and affecting monsoon patterns and agricultural yield. These particles could be emanating from diesel and industrial emissions, biomass burning for cooking, forest fi

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Pollution, Agriculture, Indian Ocean, Forest Fires, Biomass, Solar Energy, Skin Diseases, Research, Scientists, India, Developing Countries, Statistics
India

 Widespread web

The threats from aerosols are all pervading

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Pollution, Agriculture, Indian Ocean, Forest Fires, Biomass, Solar Energy, Skin Diseases, Research, Scientists, India, Developing Countries, Statistics
India

 Picture imperfect

Aerosol research is still in its infancy. Further studies will reveal the definitive long term impact of these tiny particles

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Pollution, Agriculture, Indian Ocean, Forest Fires, Biomass, Solar Energy, Skin Diseases, Research, Scientists, India, Developing Countries, Statistics
India

 Dramatic shift

Strangely, rural people are using higher quality biofuels such as logs

Publication Date: 
30/05/1998
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Forests, Crop Residues, Firewood, Biomass, Rural Habitat, Household Energy, India
India

 Unexpected relief

Nobody expected farm forestry and exotics to become a major source of firewood

Publication Date: 
30/05/1998
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Forests, Crop Residues, Firewood, Biomass, Rural Habitat, Household Energy, India
India

 Rational responses

Are some Indians becoming more interested in trees?

Publication Date: 
30/05/1998
Down to Earth
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Forests, Crop Residues, Firewood, Biomass, Rural Habitat, Household Energy, India

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