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The cement sector has another big potential
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For a common environmental ethic
Let s understand that species have both aesthetic and utilitarian values
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Anti GM vestiges
Brazil's ministry of environment (moe) has objected to the go ahead given to the use and sale of transgenic seed major Monsanto's genetically modified (gm) cotton variety
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<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Wildlife film-maker, Mike Pandey and India's Central Zoo Authority were among the recipients of the first Proggy Awards given by the Indian branch of the NGO, People for Ethical Treatment To Animals.<br>
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Goodbye democracy
What Essar can do, the Tatas can too
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Cleaning up its act
The uk has adopted the decentralisation mantra for tackling environmental crime. Its Clean Neighbour hoods and Environment Act, which recently received the Royal nod, increases local authorities'
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Painstakingly sinful
US EPA hell bent on human trials for pesticides
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Market leaders, not eco wise
In a perfect market economy, where all externalities are internalised by the companies and paid for by the consumers, a market leader will also be an environment leader. The ground reality is, however, different. Take the example of Grasim Industries Ltd, which became the biggest cement company in the country after acquiring the cement division of Larsen and Toubro in 2003-04.
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Mandatory reforms
<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Adopting modern accrual-based double entry accounting system with e-governance features such as GIS and MIS<br> <br> <font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Reform of property tax with GIS<br>
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easy rabies cure: Tobacco plants have been genetically modified to produce proteins used to combat the rabies virus. Till now, the only way to fight the virus was to use antibodies derived from
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Costliest year
Natural disasters, mostly weather-related catastrophes, have cost the world the largest-ever financial losses of around us $200 billion in 2005. In 2004, this loss was us $145 billion and around
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Job lot
An employment survey updates some known things and throws up some new ones
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In short
SC clears mill land sale: The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared the sale of mill land in Mumbai, setting aside an earlier Bombay High court order. The SC has upheld the Maharashtra government's
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Update
The World Trade Organization's (WTO's) mini-ministerial at Geneva on July 1, 2006, ended in a stalemate, with India pulling out of the trade talks. India's commerce minister Kamal Nath walked out of
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Pune s plan
A voluminous document promises "the translation of visions into missions, missions into actions and actions into outcomes'.
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Interlinked
What s common to Judum, Essar, Tatas?
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News Snippets
<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> Kriti Infoplace, a development documentation centre has released its annual diary-cum-people's movement chronicle for 2006. Recording the most prominent and pertinent campaigns for water, human rights, environment, the diary provides a comprehensive report on the year gone by.<br>
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Reservation debate
The anti-reservation agitation sparked off by Union human resources development minister Arjun Singh's announcement of an increase in reservations in institutions of higher education, including medical colleges, highlighted several issues.
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Bad planning
<script language='javascript'> function table() { var popurl="files/images/20060831/30-table.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=450,height=350,scrollbars=yes") } </script> In a tearing hurry, the <font class="UCASE">jnnurm</font> directorate has cleared over 23 infrastructure projects worth Rs 86,482.95 crore to meet the March 31 deadline.
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Netting order
Kenya, which has been trying to develop its fishing industry, recently cracked down on illegal fishing in Homa Bay and Rachuonyo districts, where small-scale commercial fishing is rampant.