Un dammed opposition
The us $1.2 billion Merowe/Hamadab dam on river Nile in Sudan, the largest hydropower project being developed in Africa, is being opposed by environmentalists. The 1,250-megawatt dam, to be
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An old, cold ecosystem
A vast ecosystem recently discovered below Antarctica's floating ice shelves could offer a completely new understanding of the origin of life in extreme environments. The sunless habitat was found
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<font face=arial size=3 color=#CE181E><b>•</b></font> About 70 residents of Alice Springs, Australia met on September 1, 2005 and voted to keep their community radio station 8 CCC on the air. The station operates out of Charles Darwin University, which has clashed with station management over content.
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In Court
japanese resist dam:Japan's Osaka High Court (HC) recently ordered construction of a dam on the Echigawa river, to be shelved due to environmental concerns. This is an important win for the residents
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Nipped in the bud
Under construction coke plant burnt
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Marine fisheries growing as energy intensive centres
Marine fisheries have become very energy intensive
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US reaction to cola controversy exaggerrated India Inc
Soon after the cola controversy (see
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Red alert in Chhattisgarh
Land acquisition is at the centre of intense political and social disputes in the tribal hinterland of Chhattisgarh. On the one hand, Naxal extremists enforce their version of justice by opposing land alienation. But the new state has its compulsion
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New nabobs
Will SEZs be fiefdoms, beyond the law?
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Contested terrain
The business of settling new-formed land, rehabilitation of environmental refugees and building and maintaining embankments is subject to much political manoeuvring. Anthropologist Amites Mukhopadhyay of Kalyani University, West Bengal, who's researched these machinations extensively, calls it " <i>char</i> politics'.
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A safety valve!
Alarmed by super rapid industrialisation in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank suggests urgent corporate voluntary action and diluted regulations
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DISASTER AVERTED?
Katrina leaves chemical plants intact, says EPA; environmentalists not convinced
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Affordable profit
Le <i> Clemenceau</i> is undoubtedly big. It has dominated more than its fair share of media space. But it does deserve it. Not because of its scale or the fact that it is carrying asbestos, whether in its cargo or its structure.
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Experimental anger
More than thousand people, mainly students and researchers, took to the streets of Oxford, uk, to participate in a rally on February 25, 2006. Some marched in support of building Oxford University's
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• A coalition of environmental advocacy groups based in the UK participated in a weeklong protest outside the London headquarters of the major grocery chain, Sainsbury. Activists gathered every
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www.ecoinfoindia.org Useful Information If you are a conservation planner or a researcher looking for information on natural resources, log on to ecoinfoindia.org. The website is a part of
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http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/BiodiversityGuide BIODIVERSITY AS A KEYWORD The International Finance Commission, the private sector arm of the World Bank, is on a reformation
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Human maze
Projected world population distribution in 2025
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Land factor
Dhurli village, Dantewada district, August 30, 11.30 am: Armed police in riot gear stand in clusters around the walled compound where people of this quiet, picturesque village are to gather for a <i>gram sabha</i> hearing. They are to decide today whether they want Essar Steel to set up a 3.2 million-tonne plant on their land for Rs 7,000 crore.
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Nothing for local communities
Economic considerations override conservation priorities in India s biodiversity act