Hot water; hotter tempers
On April 10, a hot sunny day, Chennai’s Chepauk stadium became a fortress. Yellow barricades, armed policemen and security vans surrounded the venue. The Indian Premier League was in town, and the Chennai
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The lost battle
For the opponents of the Tehri dam project, the battle is well and truly lost. Several committees have indicated the project as a safety hazard in a highly seismic region yet the first phase of the
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Gift of the clouds
While recurring droughts and an increasing number of bore wells have played havoc with the water table, the Rain Centre in Chennai hopes to recharge the earth by promoting rainwater harvesting. A
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Blessed showers
Rainwater harvesting can quench the thirst of urban India.When Rajmohan Gandhi established the Moral Rearmament Society (Asia Plateau) in Panchgani in 1964, the concept of rainwater harvesting was
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Killer from the air
Several households in Padre village of Kasargod district are reeling under an onslaught of crippling diseases like liver and blood cancer, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, mental retardation, congenital
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Eco Edict
The Biological Diversity Bill has has a few drawbacks-- a report.
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Hey, he builds glaciers in Leh!
Chewang Norphel, a retired civil engineer and his colleagues at the Leh Nutrition Project (LNP) have built 10 artificial glaciers. The glacier project is being funded by the government's Desert
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Pedestrians too pollute!
Delhi government, driven by court orders, is on overdrive to clean up the air. Buses and commercial vehicles, which have been plying for more than eight years, are being forced off the roads. The ban
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House of cards
Resettlement schemes fail as slums multiply in Delhi-- a report.
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Seeds of self-reliance
Farmers in Karnataka use honge oil to run borewells-- a report.
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Fear of a meltdown
Recent geological studies revealed that the Gangotri glacier, where the Ganga originates, is melting at an alarming