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A heart and head for conservation

On Indira Gandhi’s unique ecological inheritance and her invaluable contributions as a political leader committed to both development and the environm

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Andaman crisis

The book is a laudable attempt to raise awareness about the adverse impact of development on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and its indigenous people

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For sustainable development

This book, a tribute to the environment economist U. Sankar, elaborates on a range of environmental and development concerns that are specific to Indi

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Harda_Villagers staging protest in the back water of Narmada river as part of Narmada Bachao Andolan's 'Jal-Satyagraha' at Bichoula village in Harda Disstrict on sunday. photo by A_M_Faruqui (01_09_2013)

Paradigm shift

If environmentalism was a cause before the 1990s, economic liberalisation erased the boundaries between private capital and the state, and public empa

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NEW DELHI, 25/05/2016: Smoke billows from a huge heap of garbage which causing pollution in north-west Delhi area on Wednesday.
Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

More smoke, less fire

The Modi government invokes Mahatma Gandhi for its clean cities drive but ignores his dislike for promoting economic growth that neglects the weaker c

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Chennai: 03/04/2016: The Hindu: Business Line: Book Review Column: Title: Commercial use of Biodiversity. Resolving the Access and Benefit Sharing Issues. Author: Shivendu K. Srivastava Publisher: Sage Books Publications release.

Green future

The book explores the possibility of sustainable use of biodiversity and associated traditional knowledge with economic benefit for the communities an

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Missing the wood and trees

The book takes an in-depth look at forest management and governance in the country and the efforts to make it more people-centric.

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15FL Books Participation Pays

Voices from the margin

A bottom-up view of the development process using the concept of community participation.

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Chennai: 21/02/2015: The Hindu: oeb: Book Review Column:

Title: Green Signals. Ecolology, Growth. and Democracy in India.
Author: Jairam Ramesh.
Publisher: Oxford University Press publications release.

Green memories

On how Jairam Ramesh found the middle ground of engagement on economic growth and environmental conservation.

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For a green GST

A case for including eco-taxes and eco subsidies in the proposed goods and services tax.

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This handout picture taken by Tim Cole and released by 350.org on November 13, 2014 shows Australians burying their heads in the sands of iconic Bondi Beach to send a message to Prime Minister Tony Abbott about the dangers of climate change. As world leaders arrived in the northern city of Brisbane for the G20 summit, more than 100 people dug holes in the famous sand so they could plunge their bodies in halfway, holding their position for three minutes. AFP PHOTO / 350.ORG / TIM COLE
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New emissions target

While the E.U, the U.S. and China have announced their new emission reduction targets with much fanfare, these may prove well short of what is require

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Chennai: 01/10/2014: The Hindu: Front Line: Book Review Column:

Title: India's Risks. Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health, and Values.
Author: Raphaelle Moor M.V. Rajeev Gowda.
Publisher: Oxford University press release.

Missing the point

The book fails to demonstrate the tools for risk assessment that are broad-based enough to accommodate multiple specialisations and concerns.

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