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Climate Change

 Welcome opposition

The Indian negotiators spoke up in time to oppose the convention on forests

Publication Date: 
30/07/1997
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Climate Change

 Full and final settlement?

Some of the points agreed to at Earth Summit II

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30/07/1997
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Climate Change

 B: High drama

The forest convention was the most controversial issue at the Summit. However, the G 77, a strident opposer, failed to act as a united force

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30/07/1997
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 Postponed...

Issues concerning the earth s future took a backseat as unseemly politics ruled the day at the just concluded Earth Summit II SUPRIYA AKERKAR reports from New York

Publication Date: 
30/07/1997
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Water Resources

 Cupfuls of misery

Nothing more than a vote catcher, Andhra Pradesh s cheap rice scheme has resulted in an ecological disaster in its drought prone areas

Publication Date: 
27/02/1997
A Ranga Reddy
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Ecology, Croplands, Land Encroachments, Rice, Food Prices, Migration, Poverty, Water Resources
Poverty

 Oily divide

The year 1995 saw a rise of 1.8 per cent in global energy consumption, the highest annual growth rate since 1989 and more than double the average rate of the past five years. The main boost came

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, January 14, 1997
Down to Earth
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Oil, Global, Statistics
Poverty

 Disjointed and confused

Because it means too many things to as many people, joint forest management in India will remain elusive to all

Publication Date: 
29/11/1996
Nandini Sundar
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Poverty

 Act of omission

The government s latest commission on water may end up churning out myopic, big dam centred policies

Publication Date: 
14/11/1996
Himanshu Thakkar
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Water Policy, Government Of India (GOI)
Poverty

 Books, films and underdevelopment

If producing cultural products, such as books, newspapers, movies or radios, reflects a nation's degree of progress, then the developing world trails far behind. And the gap has decreased only

Publication Date: 
Saturday, March 30, 1996
Down to Earth
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Economic Development, Developing Countries, Statistics
People

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: The Fourth World Conference on Women

The Platform for Action is an agenda for women’s empowerment. It aims at accelerating the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and at removing all the obstacles to women’s active

Publication Date: 
01/09/1995
United Nations
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Women, Poverty, Education, Health, Environment, Economy, Conflicts, Human Rights, Media, Children

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