Environment

 Overtornea: The first eco municipality

Job creation, to stop migration of its residents to bigger cities, was the aim of Overtornea's action plan.

Publication Date: 
30/05/1993
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Garbage, Waste Disposal, Economic Development, Sweden, Development
Industry

 Fish blindness

FISHERFOLK and environmental scientists are blaming industries set up along the Sindh coast for causing serious health problems by emitting increasing amounts of carbon monoxide and lead into the

Publication Date: 
14/05/1993
Down to Earth
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Urban Habitat, Fisherfolk, Industry, Pakistan
India

 The efficient way of looking at waste disposal

Urban waste will cease to be a problem if it is treated as a resource rather than refuse from consumption, which requires disposal.

Publication Date: 
30/03/1993
Uday Shankar
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Pollution, Land Degradation, Urban Habitat, Waste Disposal, Industry, India
India

 Cricket emission levels and smokescreens

A new study shows it is not just English cricketers who are manipulatin4data for their benefit - the ministry of environment, too, is playing a similar game.

Publication Date: 
14/03/1993
Anupam Goswami
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Pollution, Atmosphere, Urban Habitat, India
Environment

 Science through fun and games

To put together an exhibition on the environment for children was an excellent idea. Now, the ministry of environment and forests should consider taking it to rural areas.

Publication Date: 
30/12/1992
Sevanti Ninan
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Children, Science, TV, Government Of India (GOI), Pollution

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