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Carmen Miranda       Carmen Miranda
Environmentalist, Artist and Development Communication Expert

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Green Brush

For Carmen, environment protection is an emotional issue beyond science and arguments. The self-destructive polices adopted by the policy makers in their quest for growth figures make her restless. Effectively using her skills in art and writing, she continues to spread awareness about dangers of environmental degradation and climate change.


Protect or perish
13 Aug 2010

With nature's power in full demonstration in various parts of the world, isn't it time to review the environmentally unsustainable economic and development models that we have been following?

A tough act to follow
05 Jun 2010

Jairam Ramesh, as India's Environment and Forests Minister, handles one of the most difficult jobs in the Indian cabinet. He has to reconcile between ecological balance and economic growth, and that too at a time of the global economic crisis, and the biggest environmental crisis in living memory.

An uphill task
30 Apr 2009

Saving the Western Ghats

 

 

 

Today we see more commitment to protect nature, but the understanding of the real and long term risks to environment is still poor. Many 'celebrity activists' get hyper on issues with little or temporary impact like use of fire-crackers on Diwali but feign ignorance of dangers of deforestation for 'development' projects or widespread mining in green areas. There is no dearth of 'green campaigners' who cry hoarse over occasional offering of flowers and ash to holy rivers, but never utter a word against tonnes of hazardous industrial waste released daily into water bodies and air. Such selective approach will not help environment, on the contrary it will create doubts in the minds of people about the real intentions of the activists.

Lead View
When villages fought over surplus water
By Dinesh Kumar Mishra
25 Oct 2011

The common understanding is that all water related conflicts arise because of its scarcity. But there have been instances in Bihar, when myopic engineering measures led to violent struggles among flood ..
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Agriculture - Duties and Rights - Economics - Education - Environment - Equality and Non-discrimination - Food - Governance - Health - Physical Development - Politics - Social Welfare - Society - Water and Sanitation - WTO and Globalisation

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The Politics of Belonging in the Himalayas

Dead Ringers

Climate Change

Understanding Gandhi
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Government of India - Ministry of Culture call application for grants in performing arts
Exp. Date: Dec 31, 2011
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Whitley Fund for Nature - Call for applications for the Whitley Awards 2012