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India

 Hazare breaks his silence

Anna Hazare says that he will not appeal against the judgment. Speaking with Down To Earth, from Yerawada Jail, Pune, Hazare says that his fight is not against any individual, but a corrupt system

Publication Date: 
14/10/1998
Down to Earth
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Political Parties, NGO, Maharashtra, Corruption
Governance And Institutions
Common Cause
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Legislation, Governance, Corruption, India, Common Cause
Water Resources

The Newshour Debate: Is Ajit Pawar responsible for the drought in Maharashtra?

In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists --Nawab Mallik, MLA & Chief Spokesperson, NCP; Tehseen Poonawalla, Political Analyst & Columnist; Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment; Anjali Damania, Convener, Aam Aadmi Party and Dr. Subodh Wagle, Trustee & President , Prayas debate the issue.

Tags:
Water Resources, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Corruption, Sunita Narain, CSE, Maharashtra
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Climate Change
16 Feb 2012
New business for new renewables

Karno GuhathakurtaIt was a trade exhibition abuzz with the restrained chatter of busy suited executives at company stalls making contacts and finalising deals. Nothing out of place except that this trade was about renewable energy technologies, which have unconventional reasons for growth. First, these technologies are seen as the most economical and feasible source of energy for millions of people unconnected to the electricity grid and having no electricity to light their houses or cook their food. This energy poverty is disabling and needs to be eradicated.

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Sunita Narain
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Sunita Narain: Climate/Politics
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Environment
PRO Public- Forum for Protection of Public Interest
Nepal, South Asia, Governance, Corruption, Pollution Control, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Governance And Institutions
Karnataka Lokayukta
Karnataka, Governance, Corruption
Mining

Stop graft in Barapukuria coal mine, power plant

Miners of Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) and workers of 250-MW Barapukuria Power Plant urged the government yesterday to form a strong monitoring team to keep an eye on these two state-run giant projects to prevent any corruption by BCMCL and the power plant officials.

They alleged that the officials of BCMCL and the power plant are using the projects for their personal gains.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2009
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Mining, Coal, Energy, Thermal Power Plants, Bangladesh, Corruption
Energy

 South Asia

oil hedging hurt: On November 28, Sri Lanka

Publication Date: 
30/12/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Energy, Supreme Court, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Corruption
Food Policy

 Mumbai has 2.6 million fake ration cards

the Maharashtra government recently discovered 2.6 million fake ration cards in the state, including 700,000 fake cards in Mumbai. The state government has assured "strict action' against errant

Publication Date: 
14/01/2008
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Subsidies, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, NGO, India, Maharashtra, Corruption
India

 Why tigers fear Indian forest service officers

A forest officer "Untouchability has not been eradicated from the country. There still exist classes of people who have to perform chores for their lords with unquestioning servility. Any

Publication Date: 
30/01/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Forest Personnel, Endangered Species, Tiger, Tiger Reserves, India, Corruption

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