Solid Waste

 Sikkim to delegate powers to local people to protect lakes

the Sikkim government has come out with a notification delegating power to local communities for the protection of lakes in the state. But doubts have been raised about its legality. "The rising

Publication Date: 
30/10/2006
Archi Rastogi
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North East, Lakes, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Benefit Sharing, Public Participation, Sikkim
India

 In Short

jn-nurm gets a chair: The Union ministry of urban development has appointed Ramesh Ramanathan, founder of Janaagraha, a citizens' movement on participatory democracy, as the honorary national

Publication Date: 
14/04/2006
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River Pollution, Animal Products, Health Effects, Biodiversity, Exports, Governance, India, Goa, Sikkim, Toxic Wastes
Industry

 Suspended...

...in utter neglect - the state of state pollution control boards

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
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Pollution, Industry, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Statistics
India

 The enterprise

Keeping both the environment and economy afloat

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim
India

 Favourite destinations

USA: Domestic and international travellers made nearly 287 million visits to the 378 parks under the US National Park Service in 1998 compared to the 275 million visits in 1997. This travel generated

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim
India

 Rudderless

Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim
India

 A fine balance

The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim
India

 Willingness to pay for pleasure

If tourism revenues are generated by the quality of natural

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim
India

  Biopirates in the dragnet

Air pollution levels rise drastically in Asia; push health costs

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
A B S V Prasada Rao, A Biju
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Himalaya, Insects, Wildlife Act 1972, National Parks, Wildlife Trade, Biodiversity, Legislation, China, Russia, India, Sikkim
India

 Bioprates in the dragnet

Illegal smuggling of insects from the Himalaya comes into focus with the arrest of two Russians in Sikkim

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Kushal P S Yadav
Down to Earth
Tags:
Himalaya, Insects, Wildlife Act 1972, National Parks, Wildlife Trade, Biodiversity, Legislation, China, Russia, India, Sikkim

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