Water shortage and the poor quality of water available for human consumption and agricultural purposes are problems that plague urban as well as rural India. This book examines traditional structures and systems of water use.
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Medha Patkar, doyenne of the Narmada Bachao Andolan NBA , which opposes the Sardar Sarovar Project SSP on the Narmada river, has won a major battle by getting the Union government to discuss the Rs 13,500 crore dam for the first time ever with her grou
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THAT A capitalist USA wants to share with the world its ideas for cleaner businesses comes clearly through in Management for a Small Planet. The message: We have made mistakes and botched up the
The Narmada Bachao Andolan has forced a reconsideration of the Sardar Sarovar Project. But with Gujarat opposed to any review and support for NBA eroding, the talks may turn out to be the calm between storms
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