Regaining a paradise

Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley

Does government know one ecotourism from another?

Is the Andaman Works Department an expert body on eco-tourism? It will, in the near future, monitor the construction of hotels and resorts on …

Will liberalisation destroy the environment?

Get eight economists to discuss an issue and you'll get nine opinions. Down to Earth did precisely that. Eight noted economists were invited, …

Ideas India

The book celebrates bold enterprises of ordinary Indians

SELF (UN) EMPLOYMENT

GREEN REMEDIES

The status of health can be improved with proper environment management

POLLUTION DEATHS

In the future

...only stringent and serious measures can control further rise in pollution

Breaking out of the lethal loop

Iceland to become the first hydrogen economy, to do away with fossil fuels

Achieve development

The market, simply, cannot be left alone

District formation in Indian states is a tricky decision

Formation of districts leads to infra development, employment generation; But brings in operational costs too

Honduras emerges as most dangerous country for environmental activists

In majority of the cases involving threats and killings, attackers are not held accountable

Why the BRICS coalition still matters

Despite financial crises and political differences among these five emerging economies, the BRICS coalition is here to stay. And it may just …

Global economy to grow slightly in 2016: World Bank

Global economic activity will see 2.9 per cent growth this year as per a report, slightly higher than 2.4 per cent in 2015

Can we make this U-turn?

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DISTRESS SIGNALS

New diseases are emerging with changes in the environment, some old diseases are also staging a comeback

DYING FOR PROGRESS

The growth of cities and industries has severely affected the environment. The spread of disease has increased with the spread of civilisation

Sharing the air

The rich nations are trying to frame the rules for trading in emissions. However, the methods being used to allocate these are questionable. ANIL …

Nurture nature

To achieve economic growth and poverty alleviation, it is imperative to constantly replenish environmental resources

Chimney sweepers

Industrial production threatens to shroud all economic development activities in layers of smog

Road to hell

Emissions from two-stroke vehicles and diesel have contributed to the eight-fold rise in vehicular pollution in two decades

Creative accounting

The US administration reneged on its earlier undertaking on the Kyoto Protocol, choosing instead to come up with its own climate change strategy: …

The house that Digvijay built

Governments and the masses have very rarely worked together successfully in modern India. In Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Digvijay Singh has …

Software freedom

On Richard Stallman's personal homepage it says, "America means civil liberties. Patriotism is protecting them." Words that sum up the …

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