Indonesia

Bells jingled, colourful carnivals spread cheer; Asia was filled with festivity, as the people celebrated the Nativity of Jesus Christ. The festival of joy had just begun. But death was just hours away. When the most powerful earthquake in more than 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean, the Indonesian island of Banda Aceh became a mass graveyard.

Publication Date:

16/01/2005

Source: Week (Kochi)

Tags:

Indian Ocean, Natural Disasters, Floods, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions, China, Indonesia

Mining

Detecting coalfires with remote sensing: a comparative study of selected countries

Coalfires, both underground and on the surface, are a serious problem in most major coal-producing countries of the Asia-Pacific region including China, India and Indonesia. Australia also experiences similar problems but on a somewhat smaller scale. Coal fires produce large quantities of CO2 along with several other noxious gases such as carbon monoxide, oxides of sulphur and methane. It has been noted that greenhouse gas emissions from coalfires are significant enough to create a global impact.

Publication Date:

31/12/2004

Author(s): Kuntala Lahiri-dutt, Prasun K Gangopadhyay

Source: Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program

Tags:

Mining, Coal, China, Indonesia, United States Of America (US), Australia, India

Water Pollution

In bad taste

The us embassy in Indonesia is facing flak from environmentalists for defending the Denver-based mining company Newmont, which has been charged with dumping carcinogenic waste in Indonesia's

Publication Date:

30/10/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20041031

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Water Pollution, Mining, Waste Disposal, Indonesia

India

Spreading the word

With dengue fever spreading in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the World Health Organisation (who) has issued a warning to all neighbouring countries. Around 658 people have died in

Publication Date:

30/08/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040831

pp:

0

Tags:

Dengue, Epidemics, WHO, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka

India

Bytes

big cat in trouble: Indonesia's last tiger species

Publication Date:

29/04/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20040430

pp:

0

Tags:

Chemical Fertilisers, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Malaria, Endangered Species, Tiger, Poaching, Research, Indonesia, Germany, United Kingdom (UK)

Environment

What s the motive?

On December 23, 2003, the Indonesian government gave access to five un organisations

Publication Date:

30/01/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20040131

pp:

0

Tags:

Development, Aid, Unemployment, Governance, Indonesia

Water Resources

In a soup

Indonesian capital city Jakarta's privatised water supply scenario is swirling in thick, intriguing soup. On Tuesday, November 12, 2003, the Jakarta Tap Water Consumers Society (komparta) filed a

Publication Date:

14/12/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031215

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Privatisation, Compensation, Indonesia

Solid Waste