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?
THE ECONOMIC REVOLUTION Willem Hoogendijk Publisher: Green Print/Jan Van Arkel Price: £6.99
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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