Energy

Electricity now

Gosaba (Pathankhali island), 1 Feb: The villagers of Pathankhali island finally got electricity today. The Sunderban development minister Mr Kanti Ganguly inaugurated the programme. The estimated cost of the project of providing electricity to the village is Rs 22 crore. Work is underway to provide electricity to the 12 gram panchayats in Gosaba.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2011
Statesman (Kolkata)
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Islands, Sundarbans, West Bengal, Electricity, Energy, Panchayats

 Chekhov's hell: Sakhalin faces ravages of oil majors

LAUREN ALLAN-VAIL When the writer Anton Chekhov described Sakhalin as a hellish place, he could have scarcely anticipated the ravages wrought by big oil companies on

Publication Date: 
14/04/2008
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Ecology, Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Islands, Marine Life, Wildlife, Russia, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil Exploration
Industry

 In court

Settlement with Naveda

Publication Date: 
14/07/2007
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Islands, Slaughter House, Slaughter Waste, Food Process Industry, Marine Fisheries, Urban Air Quality, Power Industry, Taiwan, France, United States Of America (US), Australia
Industry

 Guns, saws and double standards

RECENTLY, the Rajasthan High Court, concerned about lesser tigers in the Ranthambore tiger reserve, directed that all vehicles should be denied entry into the park. The response was immediate and

Publication Date: 
30/01/2007
Sunita Narain
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Environment Economics, Islands, Fisherfolk, Tiger, Ranthambore NP, Tiger Reserves, Poaching, Tourism, Industry, Supreme Court, High Court, India, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Hotels, Mangroves
Biodiversity

 Floating islands of the world

Floating islands have fascinated us since ancient times

Publication Date: 
14/07/2006
Chet Van Duzer
Down to Earth
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Islands, Lakes, Loktak, Biodiversity, Life Science, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur
Industry

 Troubled island

Unchecked pollution in Eloor has lead to high disease incidences

Publication Date: 
14/10/2003
Sreedevi Jacob
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Islands, Health Effects, Cancer, Endangered Species, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Industry, NGO, Greenpeace, Kerala
Biodiversity

 Andaman and Nicobar: Beyond India's landmass

Excerpts from Troubled Islands! by Pankaj Sekhsaria

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Down to Earth
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Forests, Islands, Andaman Islands, Tropical Forests, Forest Management, Endangered Species, Tribals, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Patents, Supreme Court
Biodiversity

 Paradise in peril

Gal pagos, an archipelago straddling the equator 1,000 km west of Ecuador, is probably the world s best known biodiversity zone. But alien species and invasive plants are threatening its unique ecosystem

Publication Date: 
30/10/2000
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Ecosystems, Grazing Lands, Land Degradation, Islands, Flora, Fauna, Reptiles, Tourism, Biodiversity, Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Sustainable Development
Natural Disasters

 It s El Ni o...

The maverick child has brought about weather changes that threaten the unique ecosystem of Galapagos Islands

Publication Date: 
27/02/1998
Down to Earth
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Ecosystems, Islands, South Pacific Ocean, El Nino, Natural Disasters, Peru
Natural Disasters

 Sea strikes

Continuous pounding of the coasts of Victoria island in Nigeria by the Atlantic ocean threatens its safety

Publication Date: 
30/03/1997
Abiodun Raufu
Down to Earth
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Islands, Natural Disasters, Habitat, Nigeria

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