India

 On privatising water

What about privatising water? Should India move to do it? What tips the scales in its favour, and what doesn t? In 2003, two editorials in Down To Earth tried to tackle such questions see:

Publication Date: 
14/01/2004
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Water Resources, Water Policy, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water, Rural Water Supply, Urban Water Supply, Canal Irrigation, Economic Development, Subsidies, Private Sector, Human Rights, Panchayats, South Africa, India
Economy

Punjab human development report 2004

Punjab is at a more advanced stage of development than most other Indian states. However, the remarkable achievements of the state have not been equitable. Amidst prosperity, pockets of deprivation remain among sections and areas.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2004
Government of Punjab
Tags:
Agriculture, Health, Economy, Migration, Scheduled Castes, Women, Children, Economic Development, Unemployment, Education, Punjab
Climate Change

 Kyoto in trouble

Russia may not ratify it. And even if it does, it s not going to do so anytime soon. That was the message, loud and clear, from the Russian president Vladimir Putin and his aides at the recent World Climate Change Conference held in Moscow, Russia, recent

Publication Date: 
30/10/2003
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Economic Development, Russia, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
Mining

 Book notice: Hope in sight

Improving People s Lives: Lessons in Empowerment from Asia, edited by Mukul Sharma

Publication Date: 
14/10/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Women, Rural Development, Economic Development, NGO, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
India

 MALAR miracle

From literacy to economic independence

Publication Date: 
29/09/2003
E Vijayalakshmi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Women, Rural Development, Economic Development, Panchayats, India, Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari
Industry

 Achieve development

The market, simply, cannot be left alone

Publication Date: 
14/09/2003
Stephen Byers
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Trade, WTO, Economic Development, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Global, Developing Countries
Sanitation

 Keeping track

Following up on sustainable development summits

Publication Date: 
14/06/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Resources, Habitat, Sanitation, Economic Development, Sustainable Development, UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
Industry

 Free flow

Water: industry is misusing it, but for how long?

Publication Date: 
14/06/2003
Down to Earth
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20030615
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Tags:
Environment, Water Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Water Resources, Water Demand, Water Cess Act 1977, Coal, Energy Surveys, Economic Development, Industry, India, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Statistics, Pollution Control
Industry

 Balancing act

Energy: economic and environmental compatibility

Publication Date: 
14/06/2003
Down to Earth
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20030615
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Tags:
Environment, Water Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Water Resources, Water Demand, Water Cess Act 1977, Coal, Energy Surveys, Economic Development, Industry, India, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Statistics, Pollution Control
Industry

 Black liquor

Agro based pulp and paper: technological inability?

Publication Date: 
14/06/2003
Down to Earth
12
20030615
0
Tags:
Environment, Water Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Water Resources, Water Demand, Water Cess Act 1977, Coal, Energy Surveys, Economic Development, Industry, India, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Statistics, Pollution Control

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