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Can technology help remove poverty?	[ 0 ]	25-10-2011	25-10-2011
Land Acquisition disputes: A fight for better compensation or struggle for survival?	[ 5 ]	17-05-2011	07-10-2011
Is commercialisation of education eroding moral values?	[ 7 ]	30-06-2010	15-08-2011
Does meaningful cinema leave a lasting influence on the society?	[ 6 ]	13-08-2010	23-05-2011
Is not our agriculture minister answerable to the suffering 50000 villagers of Kasargod?	[ 2 ]	07-04-2011	08-04-2011
India's Population: Demographic advantage or massive burden?	[ 5 ]	31-10-2010	30-01-2011
Rising crime against women: Law and order problem or social degradation?	[ 2 ]	23-11-2010	26-01-2011
Why do we waste money on events like Commonwealth Games?	[ 15 ]	16-06-2010	11-11-2010
Poor of the world pay for the luxuries of the rich	[ 6 ]	16-06-2010	31-10-2010
Dialogue on Kashmir?	[ 3 ]	29-10-2010	29-10-2010
Bhopal gas tragedy verdict raises questions	[ 5 ]	16-06-2010	19-07-2010

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.

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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 ..