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PHULMAI'S WALK: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A
HEADLOADER
Richard Mahapatra trails a fuel wood collector in Jharkhand to
document her role in a US $16 billion industry and a livelihood steeped in poverty and a
fragile existence.
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THE PIG-HEADED SPECIES
Overzealous conservation extremists blocked progress at the recently concluded Convention
on Illegal Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Ironically, India's ailing wildlife
management was further harmed when it too adopted an overly protectionist stand.
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From the DTE Editor’s Desk
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TOO MUCH AT STAKE
Four oil companies — Indian Oil Corporation,
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Reliance Industries
— have signed a memorandum with industry and scientific institutions for a study on
"appropriate solutions" to air pollution. They will jointly pay for this study,
which they say is necessary because current approaches to pollution control lack the "wisdom of the famous adage, think global and act
local".
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PRESS BRIEFINGS
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DEC. 3, 2002: ANIL AGARWAL CLEAN AIR MODEL
LAUNCHED
The Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model was launched by
former Chief Justice B N Kirpal on Dec. 3, at a well attended meeting that included Ajay
Maken, Delhi Transport Minister and Bhure Lal, chairperson of the statutory panel
Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority who has been advising the Supreme
Court on vehicular pollution.
The Model helps chart an alternative course for tackling
vehicular pollution. To achieve the Clean Air goal -- a people’s right, a demand the
model insists is met -- the government cannot shy away from hard decisions. Today’s
stability may get completely undone if the present lassitude continues. This is what
precisely might happen, if, for instance, the extremely weak Auto Fuel Policy is allowed
to determine the official roadmap. The Model warns, therefore, of the return of
tailpipery (a term Anil Agarwal coined in 1996 to denote official and institutional apathy
to vehicular pollution), but also shows the way ahead, and out, of smog.
For this and other CSE press releases, go to: http://www.cseindia.org
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URBAN WETLANDS MEET: CSE INITIATES CORE
COMMITTEE
Addressing lack of data and technology, and promoting traditional methods of water
management, a 11-member core committee will strengthen the role of civil society in
protecting urban water bodies.
More in the latest CatchWater newsletter: www.cseindia.org
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DEATH BY NUMBERS
Poor access to data leads to mismatched budgets, skews health priorities and impedes
sensible health strategies.
More in the latest Health Newsletter: www.cseindia.org
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NEXT PAANI YATRA Jan. 16-21, 2002
CSE’s ninth paani yatra takes yatris to Gujarat to witness the miracles of three
water stalwarts who have transformed entire communities --Harnath Jagawat, Nafisa Barot
and H B Jadeja.
BOOK YOUR SEAT TODAY! www.cseindia.org
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SOUTH ASIAN JOURNALISTS' WORKSHOP
National and international experts will demystify the science and realpolitik of vehicular
air pollution in a workshop for South Asian journalists in New Delhi in January 2003.
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