Data and Statstics

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The signs of increasing dissipating consumption

BETWEEN the 1960s and 1990s, if there is one thing that is different, it is the level of material consumption of the richer sections of the world. Says Swedish environmentalist Anders Wijkman, "When

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Sunday, November 29, 1992
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Literacy as a yardstick of social health

THE LITERACY level of a country both reflects and influences its economic and social status. It also has a close bearing with a country's population growth rate. In India, the Kerala example shows

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Saturday, November 14, 1992
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Growing urban pressures

INDIA has been witnessing an explosive urbanisation. The percentage of total population living in urban areas increased from 17.3 in 1951 to 25.7 in 1991. But during 1981-91, the annual rate of urban

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Friday, October 30, 1992
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The patents business

INDIANS still do not have the culture of seeking patents. Over the last 15 years, foreigners have obtained two to three times more patents in India every year than Indians. In 1989-90, Indians held

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Wednesday, October 14, 1992
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Health and economy

A COUNTRY'S economic strength influences its health level, which, in turn, is correlated with its average income level. When the economy grows, the people's health should also improve. The gross

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Tuesday, September 29, 1992
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R&D expenditure: A disturbing trend

THOUGH India now spends more than Rs 4,000 crore annually in research and development -- 87 per cent of which comes from government and public sector industries and the rest from the private sector

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Monday, September 14, 1992
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Biodiversity under threat worldwide

IN GLOBAL terms, existing species are estimated at between five and 30 million. Of these, only 1.4 million have been identified, of which 750,000 are insects, 40,000 invertebrates, 250,000 plants and

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Sunday, August 30, 1992
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Investment on environment

EUROPEAN countries are making substantial investments in environmental protection. Amongst members of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) -- the Paris-based club of

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Friday, August 14, 1992
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World status of land degradation

SOME 3.6 billion ha of the world's drylands -- about a third of the total -- are today lying in a state of degradation. The world would earn some US $42 billion every year in extra income if these

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Thursday, July 30, 1992
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The vital statistics of Rio

Source: Centre for Science and Environment.

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Tuesday, July 14, 1992
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