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Air Pollution

 The new deal

Expert panel moots course correction without hurting the farmer

Publication Date: 
30/08/2002
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Mining

 Salvage operation

Government mulls options as drought takes its toll on seasonal crops

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30/08/2002
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 Piecemeal proposals

The recommended grain policy may help tackle the problem of plenty, but food insecurity will remain
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Publication Date: 
30/08/2002
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Mining

 Ecofriendly subsidies proposed

EU plans to give more weightage to environmental and public safety norms by amending agricultural policy

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Agricultural Systems, Farmers, Health Care, Subsidies, Sustainable Development, Developing Countries, Food Security, European Union (EU)
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 The complete sequence

The two recently published private research efforts at decoding the rice genome do contribute to the International Rice Genome Sequencing Project, but do not detract from the significance of the yet to be completed international effort

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Akhilesh K Tyagi
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 <font class=UCASE><b>anantapur</b></font> <br> Nut case

Largest groundnut cultivation
5,000 traditional water tanks
104 farmer suicides during 2000 02

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14/05/2002
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 <font class=UCASE><b>phulbani</b></font> <br> Access to poverty

Sal forest worth: Rs 30,000 crore
85% population dependent on forest
65% people below poverty line

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 <font class=UCASE><b>dungarpur</b></font> <br> A common death

Once rich in forest and grazing land
Now known as 20th century desert
68% population marginal and unemployed

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 <font class=UCASE><b>sarguja</b></font> <br> Losing battle

First district for tribal development
Rampant deforestation
Malnutrition and starvation deaths

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14/05/2002
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 <font class=UCASE><b>mandla</b></font> <br> Brimful of thirst

Average rainfall: 1,300 mm
Irrigation: 2% of gross cropped area

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