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Features'Displace us or kill us' Having refused a resettlement package back in the 1980s, the residents of Darlipali village now have no option but to actively seek out rehabilitation, as three huge coal mines belonging to Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd eat into their land, homes and lives More... JPL power plant: Riding roughshod over people's concernsProtests against the 1,000 MW thermal power plant in Tamnar village, Chhattisgarh, continue, even as the mandatory public hearing that is part of the environment clearance procedure turned out to be a sham. The proposed dam and the diversion of the river will submerge lands, and seriously impact the livelihoods of local communities More... Hazardous work, Bhopal styleResidents living near the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal complain of extreme distress caused by the pesticide dust generated by the shoddy handling of pesticides within the factory as the Madhya Pradesh government attempts a clumsy and hazardous clean-up operation More... Bhutan is no ShangrilaHow meaningful is Gross National Happiness in a country totally dependent on aid? How meaningful is Bhutan's rejection of materialism when materialism is simply not an option for a predominantly rural population, with no access to markets? How significant is Bhutan's claim that it has more monks than soldiers when India provides most of Bhutan's defence? More... When waste becomes a fashion statementHundreds of thousands of used plastic bags from Delhi are being recycled by Conserve into handbags that are being sold in London and soon in Italy by Benetton. Armies of ragpickers and some poor women from a relocated village on the Delhi-Haryana border work to keep the supply chain going More... Dahanu: The Environmentalists versus The PeopleThe recent Supreme Court order asking Reliance Energy to pay up Rs 300 crore or face closure of its polluting power plant in Dahanu has been welcomed by environmentalists who have been fighting for years to preserve the region's eco-fragile status. But without public engagement and the support of the people, the most radical of judgments will find no agency for implementation More... Jatropha fuels a MercedesLast year, automobile giant Daimler-Chrysler successfully drove a car 5,900 km on 1,300 litres of bio-diesel, processed from jatropha plantations in Gujarat's wastelands. Could bio-diesel be the significant fuel of the future? If so, it could not only sustain fuel demands but help regenerate 65 million hectares of wastelands in India More... Heard of Green Accounting?In India, the Gross Domestic Product has been the key indicator of growth. However, this kind of accounting overlooks vital components of national wealth such as environmental resources and changes in the quality of health and education More... Coastal folliesOver 40% of India's mangroves have been destroyed. Coral reefs have been damaged in the Gulfs of Kutch and Mannar, and the Andamans. In Great Nicobar, 21 beaches have been lost to sand mining. Post-tsunami, we've got to rebuild our natural coastal defences More... |
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