Tamil Nadu

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

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Public Sector, Private Sector, Governance, NGO, Tamil Nadu

Water Resources

Grounded by thirst

Painted storks, spoonbills, ducks, pelicans and black-winged stilts

Publication Date:

14/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Birds, Sanctuaries, Tamil Nadu

Health

Prevalence of overweight in urban Indian adolescent school children

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in urban India. Overweight in adolescence is a marker of overweight in adult age, and it shows an association with the above diseases. There have been meagre data from India on the prevalence of childhood obesity. The objective of the study was to quantify the prevalence of overweight and its risk factors in adolescent children in urban India. School students in the age group of 13-18 years (n = 4700, M:F 2382:2318) were studied. Body mass index (BMI) was measured.

Publication Date:

01/09/2002

Author(s): A. Ramachandran, C. Snehalatha, R. Vinitha & et ak

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Vol:

57

pp:

185-190

Tags:

Obesity, Child Health, India, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Tamil Nadu, Lifestyles, Junk Food

India

Gearing up for Bt cotton

Farmers ready to sow GM cotton in Andhra Pradesh

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agricultural Inputs, Pest Control, Cotton, Farmers, Crop Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

Industry

Proposal opposed

Activists and residents protest plan to install pvc plant

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Water Pollution, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Industry, India, Tamil Nadu

Water Resources

Reining it in

Chennai shores up its laws to curb groundwater depletion, with renewed emphasis on rainwater harvesting

Publication Date:

14/07/2002

Author(s): Janakiraman Saravanan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Drought, Education, Legislation, Governance, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (D)

India

Green fruits

Officials and industries honoured for their ecofriendly initiatives

Publication Date:

14/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Water Harvesting, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Awards, India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

India

Assessing marine threat

the Union Ministry of Shipping has asked the Nagpur-based National Engineering Environment Research Institute (neeri) to conduct a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (eia) of the

Publication Date:

14/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Marine Life, Tamil Nadu

India