Agriculture

 The acre feet fuss

But Punjab and Haryana farmers depend on groundwater!

Publication Date: 
14/08/2004
Sumita Dasgupta
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Agriculture, Groundwater, Canal Irrigation, Farmers, Supreme Court, Haryana, Punjab
Industry

 In Short

mad cow victim: Florida-based Charlene Singh, 25, suffering the only known instance of the human form of mad cow disease in the US, died recently. She was ill since 2001. She suffered from the

Publication Date: 
30/07/2004
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Pollution Control, Mad Cow Disease, Aid, Industry, Paint And Dye Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, World Bank, United States Of America (US), Delhi, Haryana
India

 Prop review

Panel set up to study MSPs

Publication Date: 
14/07/2003
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Agriculture, Agricultural Systems, India, Haryana
India

 Power packed option

Even remote areas can be electrified through biomass gasification

Publication Date: 
14/05/2003
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Biomass, Energy, Energy Technology, Electricity, Rural Electrification, Power Industry, Legislation, Parliament, Government Of India (GOI), India, Haryana
Mining

 Mining operations Haryana warned

The Supreme Court warned the state of Haryana and mine contractors of "serious consequences' if mining operations continued in the state's ecologically fragile Aravali Hills. A division bench said

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
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Mining

 Order toned down

The Supreme Court has partially lifted its blanket ban on mining in the Aravalli hills. Mining is now permitted in some parts of the 250-kilometre stretch. The apex court has modified its ear

Publication Date: 
14/01/2003
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Mining, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Haryana, Rajasthan
Mining

 Sweeping directive

SC toughens stand on mining in Aravalli hill range

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
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Aravalli Range, Mining, Legislation, Supreme Court, Haryana, Rajasthan, Environment Management
Mining

 Plunder the mines

forest, water and biodiversity management don't have powerful lobbies. Mining does. The trouble is mineral exploitation can easily destroy the natural resource base of the poor

Publication Date: 
14/11/2002
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Environment, Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Governance, Political Parties, Haryana, Aravalli Range
India

 Drought spreads its tentacles

UP government caught napping as state comes under dry spell

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
Binayak Das
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Agriculture, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Drought, Governance, India, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
India

 With IT villages

Elsewhere the bubble may have burst, but in rural India infotech is alive and kicking

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
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Agriculture, Agricultural Inputs, Basmati Rice, Wheat, Soyabean, Coffee, Aquaculture, Rural Development, NGO, India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Internet, Computers

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