Poverty

 Double trouble

Poverty, especially in rural areas, and illiteracy go hand in hand. The majority of the world's poor, about

Publication Date: 
Monday, April 14, 1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rural Habitat, Children, Poverty, Education, Global, Developing Countries, Statistics
Environment

 Greenhorn wisdom

Forest protection in a Midnapore village has created prosperity and local heroes

Publication Date: 
30/08/1995
Fabienne Tingry
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Forest Conservation, Rural Habitat, Governance And Institutions
Economy

 Bangladesh

Money lenders continue to exercise an iron grip on the fragile economy of rural Bangladesh. A recent survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics reveals that rural borrowers prefer to

Publication Date: 
14/09/1994
Down to Earth
Tags:
Economy, Rural Habitat, Bangladesh
India

 THE BIG BAD WHITE MEN

To villagers in Bihar, the Dunkel Draft and GATT are not proposals or agreements but a couple of angrez out to play havoc with their lives.

Publication Date: 
14/03/1994
Uday Shankar
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Agriculture, Rural Habitat, GATT, India, Bihar
Energy

 Bagasse power

Sugar mills need to invest only an additional Rs 2.3 crore to generate 1 MW of power, whereas conventional power generation from coal costs Rs 3 crore per MW, reports a task force constituted by the

Publication Date: 
29/11/1993
Down to Earth
Tags:
Sugar Industry, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Rural Habitat, Energy
Environment

 Flickering ray of hope for hill areas

Although small hydro electric schemes are considered ideal for remote hill villages, planners have overlooked crucial factors and not all villagers are happy

Publication Date: 
30/08/1993
Koshy Cherail
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Small Hydro Power, Renewable Energy, Rural Habitat, Electricity
Environment

 Private investors wary of small hydro

Efforts at realising the vastly untapped potential of hydel power in the country are hampered by lack of finances

Publication Date: 
30/08/1993
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Small Hydro Power, Renewable Energy, Rural Habitat, Electricity
Environment

 Is small really cost effective?

Although small hydro projects are expensive, they are clean and renewable sources of energy and there is scope to reduce costs

Publication Date: 
30/08/1993
Down to Earth
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Small Hydro Power, Renewable Energy, Rural Habitat, Electricity
India

 A close look at mining fallouts

Despite the brouhaha for and against mining in Rajasthan, neither side supports its arguments with scientific evidence. An environmental impact assessment of Bijolia mining district by former Geological Survey of India director M L Jhanwar and N K Mahala

Publication Date: 
30/08/1993
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Ecology, Aravalli Range, Mining, Rural Habitat, Conflicts, India
Environment

 Ecological solutions for cities

THE BOOK focuses on a new environmental agenda for cities, followed by details on environmental problems in the home, workplace and neighbourhood. The treatment of the subject makes interesting

Publication Date: 
30/08/1993
Ashish Bose
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Tags:
Environment, Rural Habitat, Urbanisation, Developing Countries, Ecosystems

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