First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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80pc of Indian sewage flows into rivers
Eighty per cent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation’s rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environment watchdog showed Tuesday. Indian cities
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‘80% of sewage water enters rivers untreated’
New Delhi: Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80% of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end
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Around 80 pc of sewage in Indian cities flows into water systems
Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80 per cent of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end
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‘Sewage disposal most flawed part of urban planning in India’
Slums account for a quarter of the urban population, but get only one twentieth of the total water supply, said Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Monday, referring to the sharp inequity in water supply in the country. Expressing concern over the quality of water and the declining water table, he said: “Even the lucky one’s who are connected to the regular water supply system, get water of dubious quality, in an erratic manner. The solution being pursued is to bore wells, which is in turn is leading to an alarming decline in the water table, engendering a possible national groundwater crisis.”
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Anil Agarwal Dialogue: Excreta Does Matter
The Centre for Science and Environment is organizing the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2013: Excreta Does Matter, on urban India’s water supply and waste management challenges. The two-day dialogue will deliberate
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Vice President Hamid Ansari's inaugural address at second Anil Agarwal dialogue "Excreta does matter"
<p>There is a serious lack of foresight in urban sewage & wastewater management in our country and untreated sewage is killing our water” said Vice President Hamid Ansari at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue on water & wastewater management.</p>
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Environment, science given short shrift
Environment has been given short shrift in the budget with finance minister P. Chidambaram concerning himself only with the thousands of tons of garbage being generated in our cities everyday. The budget
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Loose change for green change
Finance minister P Chidambaram batted for sustainable development repeatedly in his speech, marking the arrival of the phrase in mainstream political and economic lexicon. But he backed it up with only
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Just words, no action
The FM wants credit for acting on environment, but does the wrong things The "mool mantra" of Budget 2013 is inclusive and sustainable development, says Finance Minister P Chidambaram. But, as far as the environment is concerned, there is no substance in the Budget that tells us how the direction of growth will be environmentally sound. Instead, the finance minister talks about the Cabinet Committee on Investment, which has been set up to fast-track clearances. There is no indication in his speech that this drive for investment will be cognisant of the needs for sustainability and will strengthen, not weaken, the regulatory system that governs green clearances.
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Waste-to-energy gets fund boost
New Delhi: With the government throwing its weight behind waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in this year’s Budget, a debate has started on the need for, and suitability of, such projects. Waste management across