Natural Disasters

 Under siege

A deadly cyclone causes large scale devastation in Orissa. Authorities fail on all counts

Publication Date: 
14/11/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Berhampur, Natural Disasters, Cyclones, Storms, Disaster Management, Governance, Orissa (Odisha)
Biodiversity

 Nuclear nightmare

Japan is hit by yet another nuclear accident. Low safety standards and tardy government action aggravates the situation

Publication Date: 
30/10/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Uranium, Health Effects, Radiation, Nuclear Accidents, Governance, Japan
Air Pollution

 Zambia

Foot and mouth disease has broken out in Livingstone and surrounding areas. Humphrey

Publication Date: 
30/10/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Animal Diseases, Epidemics, Governance, Zambia
Industry

 Only people s participation in eco projects can combat corruption

Suresh P Prabhu looks back on his tenure as Union minister for environment and forests and speaks to Lian Chawii and

Publication Date: 
30/10/1999
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Industry, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Sustainable Development, Corruption
Environment

 A policy that kills!

The government s fuel pricing policy is the very essence of irrationality

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
Prem Shankar Jha
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Health Effects, Diesel, Energy Policy, Consumption Patterns, Public Participation, Governance, CSE
Environment

 A brush with industry

This war of knowledge versus money is bound to intensify. We can only hope that public health concerns will be vindicated

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Press, Public Participation, Governance, Anil Agarwal, Vehicles
India

 Eyeing the coastlines

Further dilution of the rules safeguarding the Indian coastal ecosystem has just been proposed. Under the guise of providing land to poor fisherfolk for their settlements, is the administration surreptitiously letting in Indian companies and multinationa

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life, Coastal Development, Coastal Erosion, Garbage, Tourism, Governance, India
Forests

 Smokers alert

a detailed proposal to halve the percentage of smokers by 2010 was unveiled recently by the Japanese government. This is for the first time that the health and welfare ministry has set

Publication Date: 
29/09/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Smoking, Legislation, Governance, Japan
India

 Patents act

The Delhi high court has sought a reply from the Union government on a petition challenging a provision in the Patents Rule, 1972. The petition, relates to processing of international appli

Publication Date: 
29/09/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Patents, Legislation, Governance, India
Climate Change

 The deadly public sector

It is clear that the state does not function in India. Politicians and bureaucrats can go hang themselves

Publication Date: 
29/09/1999
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Public Sector, Legislation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Politics, Delhi

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