Madhya Pradesh

Written in blood

The police firing on helpless farmers in Madhya Pradesh was one of the most grisly incidents in recent times. But the tragedy was precipitated by the apathy of the Union government

Publication Date:

14/02/1998

Author(s): Nasir Kamal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Farmers, Conflicts, Compensation, Madhya Pradesh

Wildlife

Facing eviction

A World Bank project might leave over three lakh tribal families homeless

Publication Date:

30/01/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Joint Forest Management (JFM), Displacement, Tribals, Madhya Pradesh

Wildlife

There have been hundreds of statements made about the future of the tiger over the last few years in India and around the world. Millions of dollars have been spent on conferences, expert meetings and the bureaucracies that support them. Presidents, Prime Ministers and politicians in many parts of the world have pledged support for tiger conservation and called for a reversal in the decline of tiger populations. This report focuses on Madya Pradesh, the self-proclaimed Tiger State, as an example of the problems facing tigers nationwide.

Publication Date:

Dec 1997

Source: Environmental Investigation Agency

Tags:

Wildlife, Tiger, Tiger Conservation, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, India, Madhya Pradesh

Agriculture

Polluted river

according to the National Environment Engineering Research Institute ( neeri ), Nagpur, the Betwa river in the state of Madhya Pradesh is highly polluted. Tests conducted recently by

Publication Date:

30/12/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

River Pollution, Betwa, Madhya Pradesh

India

Development on its haunches

HARD truths need harsher frames. Especially if the truths deal with the excreta that the dominant model of development in India produces when it squats on its way to concrete progress. And

Publication Date:

14/07/1997

Author(s): Pratap

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

6

Issue:

19970715

pp:

0

Tags:

Dams, Bargi Project, Rehabilitation, Madhya Pradesh

Mining

Vicious grip

the menace of aids has assumed alarming proportions in Madhya Pradesh (mp) despite efforts adopted on a war footing by the government. According to a recent workshop on "aids and media" organised

Publication Date:

30/05/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

AIDS, Madhya Pradesh

Water Resources

Up in arms over water

It is not everyday that approximately 30,000 people from far-flung corners of India, as well as representatives from nearby countries like Nepal and Thailand, gather to discuss a not so juicy issue

Publication Date:

27/02/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

5

Issue:

19970228

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Policy, Dams, Madhya Pradesh

India

Saviours turn killers

madhya Pradesh's (mp) government and its forest bureaucracy have found an innovative way of earning notoriety: destroy whatever tree cover exists in the biodiversity-rich state. Unable to mow down

Publication Date:

30/01/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

5

Issue:

19970131

pp:

0

Tags:

Deforestation, Madhya Pradesh

Forests

Illegal eagles

The Madhya Pradesh government s decision to call in the private sector to convert state forest lands into captive plantations, impinges on people s rights over common resources

Publication Date:

14/01/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

5

Issue:

19970115

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Displacement, Tribals, Industry, Madhya Pradesh

Environment