India

 Monitoring the killer

A national Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning, India's first facility to test

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Lead, Medical Research, Education, India, Toxins
Natural Disasters

 Drought hit state

Titanic sank not because it hit the iceberg, the reason for its sinking lies in its inability to take a turn on time'. These words are aptly used by Mahesh Bhat, the noted filmmaker, to describe the

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
Gopal Krishna
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Natural Disasters, Drought, Migration, Children, Education, Rajasthan
Wildlife

 Drying wetlands

Ladakh's high altitude wetlands are under severe stress from the livestock population as well as tourist influx

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
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Environment, Wetlands, Livestock, Endangered Species, Nomads, Wildlife, Flora, Fauna, Tourism, Education, Ladakh, Ecosystems
India

 Gunning for biotechnology

The US and Indian business lobby along with the Union government gang up to educate the public about biotechnology

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Consumption Patterns, Industry, Biotechnology, Education, Public Participation, India
Poverty

 The right to develop

A UNDP report links democracy with a better human development scenario

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Poverty, Education, Human Rights, Public Participation, UNDP, NGO, India, Sustainable Development
India

 Umbilical Discord

An estimated 8,000 babies are born with neural defects every year in Rajasthan. Most of them die within a few months of birth. They are lucky. Because those who survive suffer from grave deformities. S G Kabra, physician at the Indian Institute of Health

Publication Date: 
29/06/2000
Anil Agarwal
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Population, Population Trends, Carrying Capacity, Women, Maternal Health, Poverty, Education, India, Sustainable Development
Transport

 In AID S of the dying

To tackle the killer disease ravaging South Africa, the government s health policy will have to undergo a drastic change

Publication Date: 
29/06/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Sanitation, Health Policy, Medical Research, Drugs, AIDS, Education, South Africa
India

 Labour pangs?

In the last 50 years, India s population has registered a three fold increase

Publication Date: 
29/06/2000
Anil Agarwal
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Population, Population Trends, Carrying Capacity, Women, Maternal Health, Poverty, Education, India, Sustainable Development
Agriculture

 Teaching farmers

A unique course in Karnataka seeks to educate farmers about farming technology

Publication Date: 
14/07/1998
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, Education
Health

 A welcome drop

THE southern state of Kerala has performed extraordinarily in the areas of public health, education, family welfare and adult literacy. Its success in areas other than population control are easier

Publication Date: 
14/02/1998
M Zeyaul Haque
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Infant mortality, Health, Population Trends, Education, Kerala

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