Environment Management

Greening of statute

The Costa Rican constitution is set to undergo an environment-friendly makeover. In a significant move, President Abel Pacheco has proposed establishing the right of the people to a healthy

Publication Date:

30/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Costa Rica, Environment Management

Mining

Caustic chlorine industry rated

Pledges to improve performance after poor scores

Publication Date:

29/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Chemical Industry, Mercury, Technology, Awards, Environment Management

Water Resources

Dry clean

A Bangalore slum experiments with ecofriendly toilets

Publication Date:

30/08/2002

Author(s): Keya Acharya

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020831

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Demand, Transport, Slums, Lowcost Toilets, Waste Disposal, Waste Conversion, Waste Treatment, Finance, Technology, Bangalore (D), Environment Management

Air Pollution

Follow Up

The Green Rating Project carried out by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (Down To Earth, Vol 10, No 13, November 30, 2001) has apparently forced the automobile industry to take a closer

Publication Date:

14/04/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Auto Industry, Awards, Environment Management

Air Pollution

Fantasy world

Industry sells us a nightmare packaged in a dream world of glitzy cars

Publication Date:

14/02/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20020215

pp:

0

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Emissions Trading, Automobiles, Auto Industry, Governance, Vehicles, Environment Management

Biodiversity

Rich bias

IS THE world's environment really in crisisor is thecrisis simply in the imagination of environmental groupsresearchers andthe media? In The Skeptical EnvironmentalistBj

Publication Date:

14/02/2002

Author(s): Anju Sharma

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20020215

pp:

0

Tags:

Air Pollution, Water Management, Water Demand, Climate Change, Global Warming, Endangered Species, Kyoto Protocol, Biodiversity, Subsidies, Environmental Science, Research, Global, Developing Countries, Environment Management

Biodiversity

The green warrior

endeavours to clean the environment

Publication Date:

30/12/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20011231

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management

India

The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What is required is a little bit of conviction and hard work

Publication Date:

30/12/2001

Author(s): Ahir Bhairab Borthakur

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20011231

pp:

0

Tags:

Afforestation, Solid Waste, Garbage, Waste Treatment, Economic Development, India, Delhi, Waste Recycling, Environment Management