News and Articles
AnRak Aluminium in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Another Vedanta in the making ? – An article in EPW
Posted on 10 Jan, 2013 10:35 PMThis paper in Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) by Patrik Oskarsson deals with the bauxite (aluminium) project which is very similar to the Vedanta project in Odisha and is coming up in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
AnRak Aluminium, a company of the government of Rasal-Khaimah of the United Arab Emirates and Penna Cement of AP has secured approval for both an aluminium complex and the bauxite mines, but the final forest clearance for the mines is awaited.
The AnRak project has replicated the Vedanta model of first building the refinery and then setting up the mine. The mine is to be operated by the state government to circumvent the ban on non-tribal landownership.
Forced displacement: A gendered analysis of the Tehri dam project, Uttarakhand - An article in EPW
Posted on 10 Jan, 2013 08:18 PMThis paper by Vandana Asthana in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) examines the lived experiences of displaced women based on the empirical findings of research that looks at women displaced by the construction of the Tehri Dam and their relocation elsewhere.
On the Sabarmati riverfront: Urban planning as totalitarian governance in Ahmedabad, Gujarat – An article in EPW
Posted on 10 Jan, 2013 07:05 PMLEISA magazine special issues in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu - A compilation of selected articles on combating desertification
Posted on 10 Jan, 2013 12:08 PMLow external input and sustainable agriculture (LEISA) India has come up with a collection of alternative ways of combating desertification in the fragile region of the country in its recent issue. The articles are success stories of such intiatives by farmers and NGOs.
Effect of drinking arsenic-contaminated water in children- Article in Indian Journal of Public Health
Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 10:44 PMThis paper in Indian Journal of Public Health sheds light on the specific impact of arsenic on health of children based on the review of literature on the subject. The effects of chronic arsenic toxicity under the following aspects:
- Psychological
- Skin abnormalities
- Lung diseases
- Defect in intellectual function
- Genetic issues
Moving from local Government provision to private sector participation: Reforming water supply in Mumbai, Maharashtra
Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 08:23 PMUrban infrastructure is poised for some major changes in the country with the current trends of rising levels of urbanisation. However, both Urban Local Bodies (UBL) and water utilities are not fully prepared to meet with the challenge due to their dependence on old governance structures based on public management.
Sand mining – An unexamined threat to water security
Posted on 09 Jan, 2013 08:12 PMSand is a resource whose economic value belies the crucial role it plays in our lives. The process of development in India has so far not taken into account the environmental and social consequences of indiscriminate sand mining.
Punjab chief minister objects to draft national water policy - Roundup of the week's news (December 31 – January 6, 2013)
Posted on 08 Jan, 2013 08:03 AMObjection raised to National water Policy
An analysis of 2011 census data on household amenities with respect to drinking water sources and latrine facilities in urban areas of the country- A document by CPHEEO, Ministry of Urban Development
Posted on 04 Jan, 2013 07:27 PMThis document by Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation , Ministry of Urban Development, is an analysis of 2011 census data on of the drinking water and latrine facilities in urban areas of the country.