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Undermining the nation: How illegal mining is spelling doom for India
Illegal mining is widespread in various ore-rich states of India. It has generated much controversy, ranging from encroachment of forest areas and underpayment of government royalties to conflict with tribals over land rights. It was no exaggeration when Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde recently said that vested interests were controlling the mining industry, considering that India registered over 182,000 cases of illegal mining across 17 states in the last five years alone. R Gupta reports on the spread of illegal mining in the country and the questions and concerns involved.
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| "Conservation
and sustainable use
of biodiversity is a
critical national priority
for India" |
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2010
is the International
Year of Biodiversity.
And for a country
like India, it means
the celebration of
its rich and diverse
natural resources.
In an interview with
Suparna Mukherji,
Dr P L Gautam,
Chairman, National
Biodiversity Authority,
speaks about India's
relationship with
biodiversity and what
the country is doing
to safeguard its 'megadiverse'
status.
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| In assam, women are keepers of the wild |
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 For
Swarnalata B Baruah,
a 26-year-old widow,
the decision to join
Assam's Department
of Environment and
Forests, to serve
as its frontline staff,
was not easy. Five
years ago, her husband,
Babul, an employee
of the Kaziranga National
Park (KNP), died in
a horrific incident,
when an aggressive
rhino attacked him
inside the Park. But
with a six-month-old
baby boy to look after,
the young woman had
to overcome her trauma
and support herself
by working as a casual
employee at the Park.
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Green Tip of the Day
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| Troubling oil on placed waters |
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 It
is said that
those who do
not learn from
the mistakes
of the past
are destined
to repeat them.
The recent oil
spill in Mumbai
and the one
in the Gulf
of Mexico are
cases in point.
Darryl
D'Monte
tries to find
out why history
is repeating
itself, in spite
of the fact
that we are
now technologically
more equipped
to prevent and
manage such
large-scale
disasters..
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| It is cool to be an Eco School: Salwan Public School |
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"There
is enough for
all. The earth
is a generous
mother; she
will provide
in plentiful
abundance food
for all her
children, if
they will but
cultivate her
soil in justice
and in peace."-Bourke
Coekran.
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| Demanding the right to food |
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The Fourth National Convention on the Right to Food and Work, held at an FCI godown at Rourkela in Orissa, demanded the universalization of the Public Distribution System of food and nutrition to ensure food security and sovereignity to the hungry masses. Ranjan K Panda reports on the issues raised at the Convention, bringing to the fore the essentials of ensuring food security in India.
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| Low-carbon development: a shared challenge for Asia and Europe |
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On
4-5 October
2010, 48 heads
of states and
governments
from 46 Asian
and European
countries, and
leaders from
the European
Commission and
the Association
of Southeast
Asian Nations
Secretariat
will meet in
Brussels, Belgium,
for summit discussions
on key global
challenges and
ways to strengthen
political, economic,
and cultural
ties between
Asia and Europe.
Shada
Islam
looks at the
intricacies
of the relationship
between the
two continents
vis-à-vis
the efforts
to curb climate
change.
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