Agriculture

 Human avian conflict

in the first week of October, the Thol reservoir in the Mehsana district of Gujarat witnessed another episode of human-avian conflict. Thousands of

Publication Date: 
14/11/1999
Down to Earth
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Agriculture, Water Demand, Reservoirs, Birds, Gujarat
Industry

 That sinking feeling

PLANET Earth would have been an utterly lifeless blob of space debris if it hadn"t been for the water that covers 70 per cent of its surface. But for reasons that have to do with both corporate human greed and amazing myopia, the vanguard of "modern" civi

Publication Date: 
29/06/1995
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Water Management, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Industry
India

 Brushing aside environmental costs

ISRAEL'S citrus industry, part of its drive to "make the desert bloom", is a spectacular success story with export earnings in the US $150-250 million range, depending on the quality and quantity of

Publication Date: 
14/03/1993
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Horticulture, Water Demand, Subsidies, Exports, Industry, India

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