Ram Naik passes a death sentence for Dahanu s fragile ecology

IIT Mumbai and the Central Pollution Control Board had conducted a survey of exposure to air pollution and consequent health effects in Mumbai, in 1996. They had clubbed the eight surveyed

Drought-proofing is a far cry. The drought of 2001 in 11 states of India is likely to go down as one of the worst in the past century. Government drought relief schemes fail due to bad planning and corruption. It can"t even provide short-term relief to th

The government’s drought relief programmes are bound to fail in the long run. Even the Planning Commission acknowledges that funds for the drought relief is becoming illegal income for officials, politicians and contractors

Employment Guarantee Scheme, first of its kind drought relief scheme has had no impact on the drought-prone areas of Maharashtra in almost 30 years because it has failed to involve people in managing rural assets

Revisits by Down To Earth reporters to villages that undertook water harvesting offer some valuable lessons in drought management

The need of the hour is to decentralise drought management and think long term

The Deccan Trap geology of Bombay (Mumbai) differs from the main Deccan flood basalt province in several ways. Very few geological, geochemical and geochronological studies exist on the Deccan geology of Bombay. The basalt of Gilbert Hill, Andheri occupies a special place in Bombay geology on account of its spectacular columnar jointing, more than 50 m high, and for this has been designated a National Geological Monument by the Geological Survey of India.

Integrating indigenous knowledge in joint forest management projects is an essential prerequisite for the success of such programmes, but years of neglect has diluted the centuries old practices

the Union government's much-delayed plan to introduce ethanol-blended petrol is finally being implemented. Field trials will soon begin at Miraj

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