Governance

Reportedly, bjp senior leader Arun Jaitley has contemptuously labelled Digvijay Singh s Madhya Pradesh government as ngo style . Why? Because it spends more on social deve lopment education

Publication Date:

14/12/2003

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031215

pp:

14

Tags:

Development, Transport, Governance, Political Parties, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, NGO, India, Madhya Pradesh

Solid Waste

Plastic purge

The mounting problem of non-biodegradable plastic waste seems to have caught the Sri Lankan government's attention. The country's cabinet has given its nod to a series of proposals put forward by the

Publication Date:

14/11/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031115

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Solid Waste, Plastics, Governance, Sri Lanka

Fisheries

A fish called subsidy

Promotes inequality between fishers and hampers sustainable development

Publication Date:

14/11/2003

Author(s): U R Sumaila

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031115

pp:

0

Tags:

Fisheries, Trade, WTO, Economy, Subsidies, Governance, Sustainable Development

Industry

Crisis brewing

Collapse of the former Soviet market and an indifferent attitude to quality clips Nilgiris tea industry

Publication Date:

14/10/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031015

pp:

0

Tags:

Soil Capability, Nilgiri, Agricultural Research, Chemical Fertilisers, Natural Fertilisers, Tea, Food Standards, Food Process Industry, Trade, WTO, Agricultural Labourers, Exports, Industry, Governance, India, Tamil Nadu

India

Threat of mega quake looms large in Bangladesh

With the southeastern parts of Bangladesh experiencing a number of mild to moderate tremors since July 27, it is feared that a major earthquake is set to rock the region in the near future

Publication Date:

14/09/2003

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Disaster Preparedness, Governance, Bangladesh

Forests

Snippets

The Ministry for Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources of Russia has sold nine plots of wood in the Kaluzhsky region through an Internet auction. Apart from over 1,600 hits from

Publication Date:

14/09/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Wood, Heart Diseases, Governance, Russia, United Kingdom (UK)

Industry

The crippling effects of TCE

tce is a nonflammable, colourless liquid. It is mainly used to remove grease from metal parts. Worldwide almost 80 90 per cent of this chemical is used to degrease metals

Publication Date:

30/07/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Health Effects, Hazardous Products, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Industry, Hazardous Industry, Governance, India, Uttar Pradesh, Aligarh (D)

Air Pollution

True growth is about overcoming hard challenges

IN THE developed world, conducting business today is also about being environmentally accountable. Governments have imposed stringent regulatory measures. Multilateral bodies have created mandatory codes of conduct, which boardrooms must pay heed to. Inve

Publication Date:

14/06/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030615

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Pollution Control, Legislation, Governance

Industry