Economy

India's economic growth is shortsighted

with the Indian economy growing at a breathtaking pace, the urban Indian consumer has never had it so good. There are more cars, more ipods, more mobile phones than what anybody could have imagined

Publication Date:

14/02/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070215

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Economy, Energy Policy, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Products, Fossil Fuels, Economic Development, Industry, Auto Industry, Information, Media, India, Toxic Wastes, Petrol

Economy

UP farmers continue protest over land acquisition by Reliance

Following farmers' protests against their displacement for land acquired for special economic zones (sezs), the central government on January 22, 2007, held up approvals for fresh sezs. So far, the

Publication Date:

14/02/2007

Author(s): Shailesh Kumar

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Development, Economy, Displacement, Farmers, Conflicts, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Farmers Movement, India, Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad (D)

Air Pollution

Up to it, FM?

The memory of last year's oil price hike, and its economic and political fallouts, has faded from memory. As India awaits the 2007-08 Union budget, newspapers are abuzz with reports of more tax cuts

Publication Date:

14/02/2007

Author(s): Priyanka Chandola, Vivek Chattopadhyay, Jayeeta Sen

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070215

pp:

0

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Fuel Efficiency, Economy, Energy Efficiency, Vehicles