Water Resources

 The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people s movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

Publication Date: 
14/03/2003
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Mining, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Harvesting, Rural Water Supply, Private Sector, Legislation, Governance, World Bank, Bolivia, India, Corruption, Globalisation
India

 Study flouts basics in privatizing healthcare

CII study recommends greater private role in India's healthcare sector, but the document centres around the lucrative tertiary care market only

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Vibha Varshney
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Health Care, Primary Health Care, Health Policy, Diagnostic Methods, Drug Industry, Finance, Private Sector, India
Industry

 Controversial plan to sell water from Sheonath river

Ajit Jogi, Chhattisgarh chief minister, has announced an enquiry into the legality of India"s first private project to supply water to industry from the Sheonath river. Speaking at a press conference after a cabinet meeting on January 21 in Ambikapur, Sar

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Sopan Joshi
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Rivers, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Industry, Private Sector, NGO
India

 Water wars

Panchayat fights to retain what is left of Saligao s groundwater

Publication Date: 
14/12/2002
Frederick Noronha
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Groundwater, Water Demand, Tourism, Private Sector, Legislation, Panchayats, Goa, European Union (EU)
India

 Business e sense

Governments are duty bound to promote open source software

Publication Date: 
14/12/2002
Timothy A Gonsalves
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Private Sector, Governance, India, Computers
Water Resources

 River Inc.

Is industry hijacking the law to undermine communities rights to water?

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
Videh Upadhyay
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Water Resources, Rivers, Water Policy, Private Sector, Legislation, Supreme Court, India
India

 Shallow pledges

The country's new water policy is nothing more than noble intentions

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Gopal K Kadekodi
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Ecology, Water Policy, Water Distribution, Water Harvesting, Private Sector, India, Human Rights
India

 The right alliance

STAKEHOLDERS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT John M Riley . Published by Sage Publications . New Delhi . 2002 . 214 pages The state-sponsored development has been a

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
Down to Earth
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Public Sector, Private Sector, Governance, NGO, Tamil Nadu
India

 Shut and dried

Why has private participation in the urban water sector failed to take off?

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Management, Water Distribution, Urban Water Supply, Conflicts, Private Sector, Governance, World Bank, Politics, India, Karnataka
India

 The shape of things to come

A hard look at the implications of expensive seeds and technology on farmers, especially those in the third world

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Biswajit Dhar
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Agricultural Research, Chemical Fertilisers, Rice, Farmers, Subsidies, Private Sector, Genetic Engineering, Patents, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Human Rights, India, Developing Countries

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