Mining

Underdevelopment by design?

Based on primary source material, this paper unravels the undermining of development of vital transport infrastructure in Orissa, namely, Paradeep port and a proposed railway line for exploiting the rich mineral resources of the state

Publication Date: 
18/02/2006
Keshab Das
Economic and Political Weekly
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642
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Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Iron And Steel Industry, Ports, Dredging, Transport, Rail Transport, Public Sector, Politics, Orissa (Odisha), Cuttack (D), Keonjhar (D), Infrastructure Development
Urban Water Supply

Urban water supply: Reforming the reformers

The World Bank has been promoting the public-private partnership model based on management contracts in developing countries. In such contracts, all the risks are borne by the government while the companies do not invest a penny.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2005
Amit Bhaduri
Economic and Political Weekly
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53
5543
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Urban Water Supply, Delhi, Private Sector, Public Sector, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Right To Information (RTI)
Health

Report of the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health

The terms of reference of the National Commission on Macroeconomics & Health, included among others, a critical appraisal of the present health system — both in the public and the private sector — and suggesting ways and means of further strengthening it with the specific objective of improving access to a minimum set of essential health int

Publication Date: 
01/01/2005
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Tags:
Health Care, Finance, Health Policy, Diagnostic Methods, Mental Health, Blindness, Diabetes, Malaria, Leprosy, Private Sector, Public Sector, Economic Development
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

  A clean disinvestment

Now disinvestment must also go green!

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
Down to Earth
10
20011215
0
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Environment Economics, Trade, Governance, India, Public Sector
India

 Manipulating research

Research is often like an iceberg. The public interest can just be the visible tip with the invisible bulk being the private interest

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
10
20011015
10
Tags:
Health Effects, CNG, Drug Industry, Finance, Public Sector, Private Sector, Science, Genetic Engineering, Research, Research Agencies, United States Of America (US), Delhi

 Gas distress

The government had no respect for the Supreme Court s order or the desire to implement it

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
9
20010430
23
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Air Pollution, Health Effects, CNG, Diesel, Petrol, Automobiles, Gas Leakages, Industry, Public Sector, Private Sector, Technology, Supreme Court
Industry

 Making hell holes

What slaughter mining and power plants have done to the people and the environment

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
Down to Earth
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20000715
0
Tags:
Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Mining, Health Effects, Deforestation, Coal, Occupational Health, Industry, Public Sector, Technology, Governance, Bihar, Corruption
Industry

 The failure

Nationalisation of coalmines has failed badly

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
Down to Earth
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20000715
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Tags:
Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Mining, Health Effects, Deforestation, Coal, Occupational Health, Industry, Public Sector, Technology, Governance, Bihar, Corruption
Industry

 What now ?

Desperate measures are the call of the day. Common people need to have a greater say

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
Down to Earth
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20000715
0
Tags:
Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Degradation, Mining, Health Effects, Deforestation, Coal, Occupational Health, Industry, Public Sector, Technology, Governance, Bihar, Corruption

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