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Nidhi Jamwal
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2010-4-15
Metro projects can ease congestion. But lack of integrated planning is undoing the benefits of this mass transport system. Nidhi Jamwal and Ankur Paliwal report
2005-7-31
This first of three Down To Earth analyses of tiger reserves finds Melghat in Maharashtra in a legal mess
2002-8-31
Tiny forgotten villages teach India a firsthand lesson in governance. Down To Earth reporters and photographers fan out to six states to discover how villages have kept their date with history. And it’s not August 15
2010-8-15
Maharashtra’s food watchdog takes Heinz to court over advertisement
2010-7-17
Unclaimed chlorine cylinders at port trust premises were not neutralised despite warnings
2010-7-14
Maharashtra coastal authority clears its EIA report
2010-7-15
Fluoride in water and food blocks iron absorption, leads to anaemia among pregnant women
2010-2-28
Private company launches rent-a-bicycle scheme in Thane
2010-2-15
Power company claims it will save money spent on raising bills
2010-6-30
Demand grows for scrapping the biometric identification system
2010-1-31
They will improve response to terror attacks: Maharashtra government
2010-1-15
Public interest petition alleges irregularities in project to close landfill
2010-5-15
Housing authority was rehabilitating them in illegally built multi-storeys
2009-12-31
Real estate regulations silent on housing for low income group
2009-12-15
Majority of residents may not be eligible for free housing
2009-11-15
Thane doctors say disease that affects children is spreading to other cities
2007-9-30
The floods of August 2006 are among the worst Gujarat's Surat city
2006-7-15
Kanjumarg will aggravate Mumbai's waste crisis
2006-6-15
Villagers threaten to cut off water supply to Mumbai
2006-5-15
135,000 affected by chikungunya disease, government yet to assess gravity of situation
2006-1-15
Pramod N Bagud (PNB), a pediatrician, and Manoj K Ved (mkv), a general physician, practise in Gorai, an area infamous for a 15-hectare dumpsite in Mumbai. They related terrible stories of the area's wheezing kids to Nidhi Jamwal
2005-11-15
Mumbai's Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers recycles sewage to run the cooling towers of its plants
2005-10-15
MPCB serves show cause notice to nuclear plant for non-compliance with environmental laws
2005-8-15
Coal based thermal power plants come back to haunt villages in Udupi district, Karnataka
2005-6-15
Software helps Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation tackle public complaints more efficiently
2004-12-15
Has the Union ministry of environment and forests laid malicious siege to Dahanu taluka, in Maharashtra's Thane district?
2004-11-30
Pottery units, papad -makers, leather workers, furniture makers, even dance bars: Dharavi is a bustling economy now threatened by builder-driven redevelopment
2004-11-15
A school for the hearing impaired sets an example in using alternate energy
2004-10-31
Village Chipri in Kolhapur, Maharashtra is fighting: diseases, a factory and lax authorities
2004-8-15
Three villages in West Bengal's Darjeeling district also export organic tea
2004-7-15
Madhya Pradesh's amended rehabilitation policy may render dam-affected tribals of 14 villages landless
2004-6-15
India's chemicals industry opposes the Stockholm convention. Greens demand ratification
2004-5-31
This year's UN Commission on Sustainable Development meet provided no roadmap to attain Millennium Development Goals on water, sanitation and human settlements
2004-4-30
Ramesh Chander Dagar, an organic farmer from Akbarpur Barota village, Sonipat, Haryana demonstrates how
2004-3-31
On february 26, yet another full-page advertisement appeared in national dailies as a part of the ruling coalition's feel-good blitz in the build-up to the April-May general elections. It trumpeted that the Union government's recent nod to the first national rehabilitation policy was "one more landmark decision". The "worries" of "families dislocated due to implementation of development projects" are "over", declared the ad. Notwithstanding the shouting from the rooftops, experts assert that the new plan hardly provides any grounds for optimism.
2004-2-29
Two districts of Punjab -- Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahar -- have been hit by a rash of ailments. The inhabitants are experiencing hair loss, joint swelling, certain types of deformities and other health problems. Their crop and cattle, too, are affected. At the root of the trouble is selenium, a non-metallic element of the sulphur group...
2004-2-29
Revised urea policy rekindles debate on just allocation of cleaner fuels
2004-1-31
Le Corbusier's city is getting a face-lift. A unique programme of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh (MCC), is ridding the city of the most difficult component of waste -- debris, commonly known as malba. Malba, when mixed with solid waste, makes both composting and burning difficult. "During construction and renovation a lot of malba is generated, which is disposed of carelessly. To check this, MCC has launched the Malba Collection Scheme...
2004-1-15
If the Union cabinet endorses a recent decision of the group of ministers, about 35,000 shanties will have to be removed from Mumbai's Santa Cruz area and relocated on reclaimed saltpan land in Kanjur village on the outskirts of the city. The project is being showcased as the country's largest resettlement venture for such dwellings. But it has also rekindled the debate on the urgent need for a structurally sound national slum policy
2003-12-15
R K Palhan, former general manager, Central Railways, has two innovations to his credit. One has already been implemented in most railway stations under Central Railways, and the other will take off next year. Media-shy, Palhan believes these small changes, if adopted with active government support, can usher in a silent revolution in the country
2003-11-30
On the one hand: potholed roads, poor sewage systems, numerous small scale industries, nightmarish working conditions. On the other: clueless civic authorities. India's lock and key town faces a grave paradox
2003-11-30
At a time when most countries are phasing out mercury, India has donned the dubious mantle of the world's toxic capital. Its import of elemental mercury doubled from 254 tonnes in 1996 to 531 tonnes in 2002, making it the biggest consumer of the hazardous element across the globe
2003-11-15
A recent study in the US shows that by 2004, over 315 million computers will become obsolete. By 2005, for every single computer an American buys, one will be discarded
2003-8-31
In one fell swoop the Union ministry of environment and forests is preparing to disband several key committees set up under section 3 (iii) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The dissolved panels will be replaced with a national environment authority and six regional authorities. The new structure is expected to be in place within the next three to four months. The cost of the overhaul: Rs 21 crore
2003-8-15
A behind-the-scene look at how slaughterhouses in India dispose hazardous bio-waste by endangering the environment
2003-7-31
The Haryana government's recent decision to promote glass syringes is in the midst of a storm. It has, in fact, created clear factions; one that supports the move and the other opposing it. The fact that the Union ministry of health and family welfare is supporting the state's decision has further irked international agencies
2003-6-30
For those concerned about the 'plastic age' in which we live, this 'eco-assessment study' is a must read. But do not go by the report's name, for its purpose seems to be to give a befitting reply to all campaigners who keep crying that plastics are bad
2003-5-31
Manufacturers of diesel engines for generator sets are a divided lot today. Battlelines have been drawn between those who have complied with the emission standards set by the Union ministry of environment and forests, and those who want the July 1, 2003, deadline for their implementation extended
2003-5-15
Immunisation is a double-edged sword -- providing a shield against diseases, at the same time generating waste that can be hazardous to health and the environment if not disposed of properly. Typically, lethal leftovers of the process comprise used needles and syringes
2003-4-30
India's first ever Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection, unveiled amid much hype on March 13 in New Delhi, has turned out to be just hot air
2003-4-30
On April 1 this year the revised norms for bottled water should have come into force, but didn't. By missing the deadline -- which ironically coincided with All Fool's Day -- the Union government may have played a practical joke on millions of people consuming packaged water
2003-3-15
Two incidents of illegal handling of waste oil have come to light recently, underscoring the fact that trade in the hazardous product continues unabated in India
2003-3-15
Methan village in Sidhpur tehsil, Patan district of Gujarat saves 500 metric tonnes of fuelwood annually. They've been doing it for the last 15 years. This village is home to India's largest biogas plant, run by Silver Jubilee Biogas Producers and Distributors Cooperative Society Limited. "The biogas plant has been running since April 25, 1987, with minor repair works, and supplies gas to the villagers. Our cooperative runs the plant with no external assistance," says Kasimbhai Khan, former supervisor of the cooperative society
2003-2-28
Faltering steps and narrow vision thwarts decades of research
2003-2-28
India's road networking plan, one of the few projects that are progressing ahead of schedule, is flouting a number of environmental guidelines
2003-2-15
Key environmental clause deleted from rules governing diesel generator sets barely six months after implementation
2003-1-15
Administrative officers wrest control of the environment ministry, relegating scientists to the sidelines
2002-11-15
As rivers spill over, the sea becomes the new dumping destination in coastal Gujarat
2002-10-31
A look at the prescribed guidelines for PCB appointments reveals glaring loopholes
2002-10-15
Late reaction to toxic oil imports by state Pollution Control Board
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2002-8-15
Environment ministry favours small manufacturers, ignores experts' advice on air emission norms for off-road diesel engines
2002-5-31
Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages
2002-4-15
To die, Warangal farmers have to no longer consume pesticides. A mere exposure is enough to kill them
2002-2-28
The Basel convention guidelines to manage plastic waste miss the point: reducing plastics is the real solution
2000-12-15
Threat from occupational exposure to pollutants, especially to young children and pregnant women, is growing rapidly. There is no time for complacency, note scientists
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