What's new at the Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE), New Delhi, IndiaOn
Death Row
Cancer and its treatment take a heavy toll on everyone. But cancer is also a social
disaster; it hits the poor much harder than the rich. What does it mean to be poor and
have cancer? Down To Earth explores the stories of cancer victims at the All India
Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) at:
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20001115/dte_cover.htm
Turning Over a New Leaf
Gone are the days when industry in India cared a fig for the environment. The Centre for
Science and Environment's Green Rating Project is forcing industry to act. Forcing them to
be more socially and environmentally responsible. Down To Earth takes a look at the pulp
and paper sector and sees some improvement:
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20001115/dte_srep.htm
Learning from the lotus
The lotus leaf has the ability to keep itself clean. This mechanism inspires a whole new
range of paints that are water resistant and a potential gold mine of successful
industrial products:
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20001115/dte_life.htm
For Common Sense
Is it possible to farm the Tibetan antelope rather than ban shahtoosh? A simple query
provokes an outcry from India's wildlife establishment. How dare we even think of farming
the Tibetan antelope. A plethora of reader reactions and our editor's responses:
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20001115/dte_cross.htm
Roads to Nowhere
Contractors lash out at UP government engineers for destroying rather than building
village link roads. There is much India can learn from the Madagascar experiment of
allowing villagers to build their own roads:
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20001115/dte_grass.htm
A message from the Director, Anil Agarwal:
Noise
and a Sane Voice
We hope that
this voice of academics, professionals and scientists will become a shout and then a
scream very soon |
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