India

 Hold tight

Behold: eco development is here, again

Publication Date: 
30/07/2004
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Ecology, Periyar, Forest Resources, Forest Villages, Development, National Parks, Buxa SA, Biodiversity, Research, NGO, India, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tribals
Agriculture

 Lakhs out of lac

A village in Madhya Pradesh prospers by reverting to its traditional means of livelihood

Publication Date: 
14/07/2004
Ruksan Bose
Down to Earth
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Agriculture, Minor Forest Produce, Tribals, Madhya Pradesh, Shahdol (D)
Biodiversity

 A biopiracy coup

Yes, if the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration is to be believed.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2004
Anju Sharma
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Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Medicinal Plants, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Benefit Sharing, India
India

 After the People met

The Union ministry of home affairs wants to know: what is the Meghalaya government going to do about the People s Budget ?

Publication Date: 
14/04/2004
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Khasi Hills, Development, Tribals, Finance, Governance, India, Meghalaya, Shillong
Industry

 Nimalapedu Zero

The milestone read Nimalapedu 0. We had travelled through the forest regions of Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to this tribal village, which we knew had stoutly resisted and tamed the might of the

Publication Date: 
14/04/2004
Sunita Narain
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Mining, Tribals, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Andhra Pradesh
Forests

 Forest fraud

Senior official in the dock

Publication Date: 
14/02/2004
E Vijayalakshmi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Forest Personnel, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Sanctuaries, Finance, Karnataka, Corruption, Nagarhole NP
Mining

 In combative mood

Kudremukh tribals refuse to budge

Publication Date: 
30/12/2003
Ramya Viswanath
Down to Earth
Tags:
Mining, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Kudremukh NP, Karnataka
India

 The Northeast's power burden

The centrality of the Northeast to India's ambitious national electrification plan cannot be overstated, since the region will be required to generate about 60 per cent of the total power produced through some 45 mega hydroelectricity projects. In the pro

Publication Date: 
29/09/2003
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Dams, Koel Karo, Small Hydro Power, Earthquakes, Tribals, Electricity, Hydrology, Research, India, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura
India

 Misery compounded

For long the victims of poverty, hunger and institutional neglect, the dwindling tribe of Pahari Korbas now has another menace to contend with

Publication Date: 
29/09/2003
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Starvation, Tribals, Cholera, Poverty, India, Chhattisgarh
Mining

 Rampant mining

Hits Nicobar tribals hard

Publication Date: 
29/09/2003
Sanjib Kumar Roy
Down to Earth
Tags:
Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Mining, Tribals

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