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The one tonne question

Almost all Agra industrialists are sore over the Mathura refinery being given a clean chit by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board.

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When alienation ruins

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Sandalwood smuggling, epitomised by Veerappan, has become a collective phenomenon involving entire villages, which even the ban on sandalwood exports has been unable to curb. Deregulation of the sandal tree, currently under state control, is now being deb

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A gem from peninsular India

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THE SANDAL-TREE is found in the comparatively dry regions of peninsular India, especially in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The tree flourishes in cool regions with moderate annual rainfall of about

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A village the authorities dare not enter

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Vachati village, where the residents openly defy the authorities, has acquired a reputation for collective smuggling.

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The modus operandi

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Villagers engaging in illegal cutting and smuggling of sandalwood have evolved ingenious methods to avoid detection.

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The most famous of them all

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Starting out as a sandalwood smuggler, Veerappan is today wanted for murder, too.

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Waste pays

Minimising the production of waste in industries saves raw material and, because it reduces the quantity of pollutants, lowers the cost of treating effluents.

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Unshackling the Ganga

The Ganga Mukti Andolan is endeavouring to free a stretch of the Ganga and the exploited fisherfolk that derive their livelihood from it from the clutches of landowners and mafia gangs.

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Good will from ice cream

Washing of ice cream vats at the Nirula's factory produced a liquid that was rich in milk fats and sugar, but had a high pollution potential. Distributing the 'milk shake' among students of a blind school took care of the problem and also earned goodwill

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Spirited ruin of a village

Effluents from a liquor factory in Banka district spell doom for many villages around the unit and also pollute the Ganga.

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