India

 Developing diversity

Isn t a good fillip to growth also cultural in nature?

Publication Date: 
14/08/2004
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Development, Population, Poverty, Nepal, India, Statistics
Poverty

 Caught in a trap

World’s poorest nations can’t have the much needed investment for growth

Publication Date: 
14/07/2004
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Finance, Poverty, Statistics
Agriculture

 The new recruits

Mixed forecast for agriculture for the ten entrants into the EU

Publication Date: 
30/05/2004
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Grasslands, Agriculture, Dairy Development, Statistics, European Union (EU)
Forests

 Forest facts: delving deeper

‘Green Indicators 2004’ makes government’s complex and unwieldy forest statistics coherent

Publication Date: 
30/05/2004
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Forest Resources, NGO, India, Statistics
Sanitation

 Another opportunity lost

This year’s UN Commission on Sustainable Development meet provided no roadmap to attain Millennium Development Goals on water, sanitation and human settlements

Publication Date: 
30/05/2004
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Ecosystems, Drinking Water, Slums, Sanitation, UN, Africa, Sustainable Development, Statistics, UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
Economy

 Mileage debate re ignited

Fuel inefficiency of US vehicles more conspicuous as petrol prices spiral upwards

Publication Date: 
14/05/2004
Chandrachur Ghose
Down to Earth
Tags:
Fuel Quality, Economy, Energy, Oil, Statistics
Economy

 Wetlands are priceless

In economic terms, they are worth US $70 billion per year

Publication Date: 
14/03/2004
Neelam Singh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Wetlands, Economy, Research, Statistics
Biodiversity

 Appalling ability

What makes a species invasive?

Publication Date: 
28/02/2004
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Tags:
Ecosystems, Soil Resources, Agriculture, Pest Control, WTO, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Invasive Alien Species, GATT, Research, Australia, New Zealand, India, Statistics
Biodiversity

 Better paranoid

Than regret loss that happens in millions

Publication Date: 
28/02/2004
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Ecosystems, Soil Resources, Agriculture, Pest Control, WTO, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Invasive Alien Species, GATT, Research, Australia, New Zealand, India, Statistics
Biodiversity

 "Biological control is the way out"

Dr. R D Gautam, principal scientist and in charge of the Plant Health Clinic, speaks to Down To Earth

Publication Date: 
28/02/2004
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Ecosystems, Soil Resources, Agriculture, Pest Control, WTO, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Invasive Alien Species, GATT, Research, Australia, New Zealand, India, Statistics

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