Environment

 Tinkering with technology

He loves to dabble with pumps. Fourteen-year-old Sukumal Dutta along with the other members of the community has undergone training as a mechanic for diesel pumpsets. With help from the NBTDP, the

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Forests

 Women wisdom

Our stock brokers can learn a few things about rising and falling prices from the Rabha tribe. Sheetin Rabha is a dynamic and wise women. Her group of 24 members decided to invest and took Rs 600

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14/08/2001
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Water Resources

 Who owns the river?

The Rajasthan government believes that it has a right over every raindrop and makes a move to demolish a water harvesting structure set up by local people to meet their water requirements

Publication Date: 
30/07/2001
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Water Resources, Arvari, Ruparel, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Drought, Panchayats, NGO, CSE, Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), Rajasthan, Alwar (D), Bharatpur (D)
Water Pollution

 FOLLOW UP

Despite the shortcomings of the Neeru Meeru (water and you) programme reflected during its first and second phase, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Chandra

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
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Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Rural Development, Community Groups, Panchayats, NGO, Andhra Pradesh
Air Pollution

 Nobody s waste

Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural urban conflict

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Health Effects, Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat, Garbage, Waste Disposal, Waste Treatment, Conflicts, Fertiliser Industry, Public Participation, Panchayats, Kerala
Water Resources

 Chattisgarh

Fighting the drought preoccupies the new government. Charting a mining policy to explore the rich mineral deposits is next on the agenda

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14/01/2001
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Water Resources

 Uttaranchal

The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood

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14/01/2001
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Water Resources

 Jharkhand

Most politicians and activists see the Forest Conservation Act as a hurdle towards empowering the tribal population. They want the act amended

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 Poor little rich states

Rich in natural resources but extremely poor, the three new states are in need of a new strategy for development. But no blueprints have been drawn so far. DOWN TO EARTH reports on the posers thrown up by the birth of Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal and J

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14/01/2001
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Industry

 We plan to involve panchayats in monitoring pollution levels

Sheila Rani Chunkat has recently been appointed chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board TNPCB . She spoke to Binayak Das on how she intends to overcome the flaws in pollution control

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Occupational Health, Industry, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Panchayats, Tamil Nadu

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