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Philanthrocapitalism often acts as a smokescreen to cover 'business-as-usual': Michael Edwards
By Sudhirendar Sharma | 15 Nov 2010

Business will achieve much more impact in the world by fixing itself than by trying to fix philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector, where it has little expertise or experience, says Michael Edwards to d-sector.

Planners and engineers have contempt for commoners: Dinesh Mishra
By d-sector Team | 15 Jul 2010

The absence of information flow between the development planners and the common people who have live experience of grass root realities is the biggest hurdle in the flood management efforts, says Dr Dinesh Mishra in a dialogue with d-sector.

The greatest power the consumer has is the power not to buy: Anwar Fazal
By Biju Negi | 24 Jun 2010

"The essence and face of the consumer movement is not so well known because people associate it with the labour movement", says Anwar Fazal, the renowned consumer rights leader.

I am like a doctor who sees patients die: Ritwick Dutta
By d-sector Team | 05 Jun 2010

At a relatively very young age for Supreme Court lawyers, Ritwick Dutta has earned a distinct mark for himself as an efficient environmental lawyer. Today, for his commitment, focussed approach and research on wide range of issues concerning environment, he is widely respected by civil society, judiciary and government alike.

Fair Trade helps eradicate poverty: Mallikarjuna
By d-sector Team | 14 Jan 2010

Fair Trade as an idea and a movement has begun to take roots in India. Fair Trade Forum-India is a large network of fair trade grassroots organisations of the country. I. Mallikarjuna, Executive Director of Fair Trade Forum-India, in his interaction with d-sector.org, shares information about ideology, actions and organisations behind the Fair Trade Movement.

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 ..
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