Transport

 Missing the bus

The whole world is moving towards CNG. But the crisis of governance in Delhi keeps the air filthy

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
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Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Cancer, CNG, Diesel, Transport, Three Wheelers, Supreme Court, Governance, Political Parties, Politics, Delhi, Corruption
Industry

 Blackmailed loan

a loan of us $215 million will be granted to Ukraine by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Develop

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Aid, Industry, Politics, Europe, Ukraine, United States Of America (US)
Poverty

 The green goblins

Only those industrial processes, which are almost non polluting should be reserved for the small scale sector

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Anil Agarwal
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Pollution, Pollution Control, Hazardous Industry, HI Relocation, Small Scale Industry, Industrial Licensing, Supreme Court, Governance, Anil Agarwal, Politics, Delhi, Corruption
Mining

 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Zimbabwean soldiers are plundering the

Publication Date: 
14/09/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Mining, Gold, Congo, War, Politics, Zimbabwe, Corruption
Forests

 FOLLOW UP

Forest brigand Veerapan has made four fresh demands to release Kannada superstar Raj Kumar and three others held hostage by him. He has also declared himself a Tamil extremist. "My earlier struggle

Publication Date: 
14/09/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Forest Policy, Politics, Tamil Nadu
Environment

 Jobs and the environment

The brunt of environmental protection cannot just be borne by the poor

Publication Date: 
30/08/2000
Anil Agarwal
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Tags:
Environment, Livestock, Wool, Exports, Anil Agarwal, Environment Politics, Politics
Industry

 The third wind

The new challenges before Japan require leadership from not just the government and the corporate sector but also the civil society

Publication Date: 
30/05/2000
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Tags:
Pollution Control, Women, Health Care, Political Decentralisation, Industry, Public Participation, NGO, Politics, Japan, Sustainable Development
Environment

 For a greener turf

US vice presidential candidates Al Gore and George W Bush try to hog the limelight by addressing crucial environmental problems

Publication Date: 
14/05/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Politics, United States Of America (US)
Biodiversity

 Biodiversity in jeopardy

Tribals in Kerala are being forced to give away medicinal plants in repayment of their loans. In the process, biodiversity is being depleted

Publication Date: 
30/03/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Medicinal Plants, Biodiversity, Legislation, Governance, Politics, Kerala
Industry

 The Marlboro people

Indian companies are learning how to fight the civil society from their Western counterparts

Publication Date: 
14/12/1999
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Health Effects, Smoking, Industry, WHO, Anil Agarwal, Politics, India

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