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THE SMALL BIG POLLUTER
Small-scale industries: Where regulations are meaningless and pollution control an
unaffordable luxury. Can this sector leapfrog to a proactive agenda and cost-effective
technologies?
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ALSO IN DOWN TO EARTH MAGAZINE
SLIPPING THROUGH
It took the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) two years after discovering covert
imports of hazardous waste oil into the country in mid-2000 to initiate legal action
against 11 firms. But these measures may be too little and too late, as Nidhi Jamwal
reports.
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PRESS BRIEFINGS
OCTOBER 4, 2002: CHAMPIONS OF URBAN WATER BODIES PLEDGE TO REVIVE DYING WETLANDS
At CSE's two-day workshop, 'Protection of Urban Wetlands', a core group pledged to protect
urban wetlands and protect ailing lakes, ponds and tanks.
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LATEST CATCH WATER NEWSLETTER
Water harvesting initiatives from urban and rural regions, jal biradaris, practical tips
and much more in the latest 'Catch Water' -- a bimonthly newsletter from CSE’s
People’s Water Management Campaign.
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From the DTE Editor’s Desk
KNOWLEDGE DOCTRINES
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