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d-sector takes a look at the world of books and brings to its readers commentary on selected titles that provide interesting insights on various facets of human development. The short-reviews are aimed at generating interest on the subject as much as adding variety to the contents on the portal. While recent non-fiction books will feature prominently on this page, some vintage books of immense significance will be revisited as well. Sudhirendar Sharma will run this page for d-sector every month.

Publishers are encouraged to send their books for commentary on d-sector though the selection of books for review will remain the prerogative of the d-sector team.

Climate Change Posting Date: 06 Oct 2011	Dead Ringers Posting Date: 06 Oct 2011

The Politics of Belonging in the Himalayas Posting Date: 05 Oct 2011	Consumptionomics Posting Date: 06 Jul 2011

Corporate Water Strategies Posting Date: 06 Jul 2011	Understanding Gandhi New Delhi \| Posting Date: 06 Jul 2011

Economy of Permanence Posting Date: 27 Mar 2011	Alien Technology Posting Date: 27 Mar 2011

How to Win Campaigns Posting Date: 27 Mar 2011	Rural Poverty Report 2011 Posting Date: 24 Feb 2011

The Sustainability Transformation Posting Date: 24 Feb 2011	Interrogating Development Posting Date: 24 Feb 2011

State of India's Livelihoods Report 2010 Posting Date: 31 Jan 2011	Transboundary Water Management Posting Date: 31 Jan 2011

Chinamerica Posting Date: 31 Jan 2011	The Spirit Level Posting Date: 23 Nov 2010

Delete Posting Date: 23 Nov 2010	McDonaldisation, Masala McGospel and Om Economics Posting Date: 23 Nov 2010

Rebels for the Soil Posting Date: 30 Oct 2010	Outlaw Posting Date: 30 Oct 2010

Poverty Capital Posting Date: 30 Oct 2010	Power and Love Posting Date: 09 Sep 2010

Ant Encounters Posting Date: 09 Sep 2010	Out of this Earth Posting Date: 09 Sep 2010

Small Change Posting Date: 23 Jul 2010	What's eating you? Posting Date: 23 Jul 2010

Fair deals for watershed services Posting Date: 23 Jul 2010	Good Cop, Bad Cop Posting Date: 12 Jun 2010

What Works in Development? Posting Date: 12 Jun 2010	The Aid Trap Posting Date: 12 Jun 2010

Vulnerable India Posting Date: 09 May 2010	The Conservative Nanny State Posting Date: 09 May 2010

Criminal Tribes of Punjab Posting Date: 09 May 2010	The Vanishing Face of Gaia Posting Date: 06 Apr 2010

Taming the Anarchy Posting Date: 06 Apr 2010	Portfolios of the Poor Posting Date: 06 Apr 2010

When the Rivers Run Dry Posting Date: 08 Mar 2010	Inclusive Value Chains in India Posting Date: 08 Mar 2010

Squatting with Dignity Posting Date: 08 Mar 2010	The New Economics Posting Date: 15 Feb 2010

Foreign Aid for Indian NGOs Posting Date: 15 Feb 2010	A Calendar of Resistance Posting Date: 15 Feb 2010

The Atlas of Water Posting Date: 07 Jan 2010	Women in Green Posting Date: 07 Jan 2010

Hind Swaraj Posting Date: 07 Jan 2010	Unleashing Nepal Posting Date: 09 Dec 2009

Why not socialism? Posting Date: 09 Dec 2009	India: The Emerging Giant Posting Date: 09 Dec 2009

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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Biofuels will worsen CO2 emissions: Study

UNSC adopts India backed resolution on piracy

Don't encourage govt, civil society discord - Khurshid

Aid commitments must be met: Gates to G20

Jairam plans development of naxal affected areas

UN Watch urges Ban Ki-moon, others to clear doubts

WikiLeaks says its future in doubt

Vatican demands 'supernational' authority on economy

Rescue workers trying to find Turkish quake survivors

Record $7.2 bn funding for renewables in India

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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 ..