Meghalaya

The right-to-food campaign gets a fillip with the Common Minimum Programme of the new government incorporating far-reaching commitments on food security and the evolving constitutional doctrine tha

Publication Date:

02/07/2004

Author(s): Sukumar Muralidharan

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Food Security, India, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Supreme Court, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Arunachal, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa (Odisha), Punjab, West Bengal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

Wildlife

Human-elephant conflicts in Northeast India

Human population increases and development in Northeast India have reduced and fragmented wildlife habitat, which has resulted in human-wildlife conflicts. Although species such as tigers (Panthera tigris) and rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) cause conflict, elephants (Elephas maximus) have become the focal point for conflict and conservation issues.

Publication Date:

01/07/2004

Author(s): Anwaruddin Choudhury

Source: Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Vol:

9

Issue:

4

pp:

261

Tags:

North East, Garo Hills, Forest Encroachments, Deforestation, Wildlife, Elephant, Wildlife Management, Garampani SA, Poaching, People - Animal Conflicts, Assam, Cachar, Sonitpur, Meghalaya, Anwaruddin Choudhury, Human Dimensions of Wildlife

India

RED ALERT in nuclear India

India s pampered nuclear power programme is losing steam. Uranium stocks are almost over; people won t let the government dig new mines; all projects are running late and new technology is almost impossible to get as decommissioning reactors is the trend

Publication Date:

29/04/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20040430

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Pollution Control, Mining, Uranium, Health Effects, Nuclear Power, Compensation, Radiation, Occupational Health, Fast Breeders, Supreme Court, India, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Meghalaya

India

In a mess

What s gone wrong?

Publication Date:

14/04/2004

Source: Down to Earth

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Meghalaya

India

Let them adapt

Customary institutions can lead if so empowered

Publication Date:

14/04/2004

Source: Down to Earth

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Meghalaya

Mining

Status of water quality in coal mining areas of Meghalaya, India

The coal is one of the extensively utilized minerals in Meghalaya. Though coal deposits in the state is found all along the southern fringe of Shillong plateau, Jaintial Hills District is a major producer of coal.

Publication Date:

19/03/2004

Author(s): Sumarlin Swer, O. P. Singh

Source: Indian School of Mines

Tags:

Jaintia Hills, Mining, Water Resources, Water Quality, Coal, Meghalaya

Forests

Forests are the main source of herbs

Meghalaya s abundant flora is the basis of its traditional healthcare system. Now, rapid urbanisation and breakdown of the community structure are disturbing the balance. JOHN F KHARSHIING, Chairperson, Khasi School of Medicine in Shillong, talks to VIB

Publication Date:

30/08/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030831

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Traditional Knowledge, Health Care, Herbal Medcine, Medicinal Plants, Flora, Governance, Meghalaya

Environment

Proceedings of the fourth national workshop on environment statistics - 22-23 April, 2003, Shillong

This report contains the proceedings of the fourth national workshop on environment statistics held on 22-23 April 2003 at Shillong. The workshop focused on harmonization of the framework for environmental accounting in India based on the system of integrated environment and economic accounting and identification of data requirement for environmental management.

Publication Date:

May 2003

Source: Central Statistical Organisation

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