Climate Change

 CNG Verdict: A Legal Debate

No matter how one looks at the Supreme Court s April 5 ruling on air pollution in Delhi, it is undoubtedly a milestone in Indian judicial history. After extensive hearing on all the nitty gritty, the court used significant innovations of the law, such a

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14/05/2002
P N Bhagwati
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Air Pollution Control, CNG, Supreme Court
India

 The Sherlock principle

When there is only one option left, it is the right answer: this was the Supreme Court s logic in the CNG order

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Rajeev Dhavan
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CNG, Diesel, Euro II, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Delhi
Agriculture

 Pulling no punches

A tough order from the apex court was all it took to clear up the air

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14/05/2002
Prashant Bhushan
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Pollution Control, CNG, Health Care, Legislation, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Delhi
Climate Change

 Guards back with tigers

Court orders salaries for Valmiki Tiger Reserve staff

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14/05/2002
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Tiger Reserves, Finance, Unemployment, Supreme Court, Governance, Bihar
Water Pollution

 Ensuring drinking water

The farmers of the Bheema basin near Bijapur in Karnataka are in a jubilant mood. They have reasons to

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14/05/2002
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Drinking Water, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Supreme Court, Karnataka
India

 <font class=UCASE><b>anantapur</b></font> <br> Nut case

Largest groundnut cultivation
5,000 traditional water tanks
104 farmer suicides during 2000 02

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India

 <font class=UCASE><b>phulbani</b></font> <br> Access to poverty

Sal forest worth: Rs 30,000 crore
85% population dependent on forest
65% people below poverty line

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India

 <font class=UCASE><b>dungarpur</b></font> <br> A common death

Once rich in forest and grazing land
Now known as 20th century desert
68% population marginal and unemployed

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India

 <font class=UCASE><b>sarguja</b></font> <br> Losing battle

First district for tribal development
Rampant deforestation
Malnutrition and starvation deaths

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India

 <font class=UCASE><b>mandla</b></font> <br> Brimful of thirst

Average rainfall: 1,300 mm
Irrigation: 2% of gross cropped area

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