India

 Rivers don t have borders

After having improved the state of the Rhine, Europe is cleaning up the Danube. A lesson for India

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30/12/2000
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Rhine, Europe
Health

 Catching rainwater

the book is truly an international effort, both in terms of contributors as well as the content. With articles autho

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30/12/2000
Indira Khurana
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Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Africa, Asia, Europe, United States Of America (US), Australia, Rainfall
India

 What it takes to clean a river

It is the tale of two European rivers. The Rhine and the Danube. No river system in the world has a density of industrial agglomerations comparable to that of the Rhine. The river connects the economies of some of the richest countries, while the Danube l

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30/12/2000
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Pollution Control, River Pollution, Danube, Rhine, Riverine Ecology, Waste Disposal, Industrial Disasters, International Cooperation, Public Participation, Europe, Sustainable Development
India

 The Blue Danube

An international convention for protection of the Danube hopes to restore the river s ecosystem

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30/12/2000
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Pollution Control, River Pollution, Danube, Rhine, Riverine Ecology, Waste Disposal, Industrial Disasters, International Cooperation, Public Participation, Europe, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

 Mad about beef

The threat over mad cow disease resurfaces yet again in Europe

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Pamela Wentick
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Animal Feed, Animal Products, Health Care, Mental Health, Europe, Diseases
India

 Manipulating molecules

Scientists at Free University in Berlin have for the first time manipulated single molecules using a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM). STMs are instruments used to study the structure of

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
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Physical Science, Research, Europe
India

 Micropowerful

A microhydel project a day. Communities snatch the

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29/11/2000
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Energy Policy, Hydroelectricity, Rural Electrification, Rural Development, Political Decentralisation, Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Community Groups, Asia, Nepal, Europe, India, Sustainable Development
India

 Global grid

Whether it is Asia or Europe, countries find a new mantra: decentralise and electrify

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29/11/2000
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Energy Policy, Hydroelectricity, Rural Electrification, Rural Development, Political Decentralisation, Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Community Groups, Asia, Nepal, Europe, India, Sustainable Development
India

 Shock treatment

Nightmarish laws and an insensitive government keeps thousands in the dark

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29/11/2000
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Energy Policy, Hydroelectricity, Rural Electrification, Rural Development, Political Decentralisation, Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Community Groups, Asia, Nepal, Europe, India, Sustainable Development
Air Pollution

 Roaming pollutants

Europe may be contributing signi

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
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Air Pollution, Environmental Science, Research, Asia, Europe

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