Agriculture

 Housing more funds

Warehousing Bill, a double edged sword for farmers

Publication Date: 
14/04/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
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Agriculture, Farmers, Finance, Legislation, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab
Solid Waste

 Maharashtra acts

Polybags out, system suspect

Publication Date: 
30/03/2006
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Solid Waste, Garbage, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Legislation, Maharashtra, Waste Recycling
Industry

 Highrise in loose mud

Dharavi resettlement creates a windfall for builders. Cost: local entrepreneurship

Publication Date: 
14/03/2006
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Leather Industry, Slums, Slum Upgrading, Rehabilitation, Industry, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu
Industry

 Science is a disqualifier

Pollution control boards remain hot seats for babus

Publication Date: 
14/12/2005
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Pollution Control, Hazardous Products, Science, Legislation, Supreme Court, Maharashtra
India

 Losing ground

High rates of soil erosion trouble India

Publication Date: 
14/12/2005
Kirtiman Awasthi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Soil Resources, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, India, Maharashtra
Environment

 Has the flood opened their eyes?

The Bombay HC order protects mangroves

Publication Date: 
14/11/2005
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Remote Sensing, High Court, Maharashtra
Agriculture

 Cess mess at Tarapur plant

MPCB serves show cause notice to nuclear plant for non compliance with environmental laws

Publication Date: 
14/10/2005
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Pollution Control, Nuclear Power, Power Industry, Maharashtra
Health

 Carcinogenic Rajnigandha

Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has banned the sale of Rajnigandha brand of pan masala on the ground that it contains magnesium carbonate, a probable carcinogen the sale of which in the

Publication Date: 
30/08/2005
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Health, India, Maharashtra
Energy

 An interesting experiment

Peshwe Energy Park, Pune

Publication Date: 
14/08/2005
Rahul Chandawarkar
Down to Earth
Tags:
Solar Energy, Energy, Maharashtra
Wildlife

 Melghat Malaise

This first of three Down To Earth analyses of tiger reserves finds Melghat in Maharashtra in a legal mess

Publication Date: 
30/07/2005
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Personnel, Bamboo, Tribals, Wildlife, Tiger, Sanctuaries, Melghat SA, Tiger Reserves, Legislation, Maharashtra

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