CISED in the News
Comments by CISED members on issues of the day as reported in the following articles
2008
"Right to Water: Human Rights, State Legislation, and Civil Society Initiatives in India", reviewed by Rajesh Ramakrishnan, Water Moves, Issue 01, February 2008.
"Travelogue India - Bangalore", by Rhitu Chatterjee, Environmental Science and Technology, February 17, 2008. [Link]
"N-plant leak kills 2 in Pak", Nasir Jaffry and G.S.Mudur, The Telegraph, April 9, 2008 [link]
"Forest cover-up? Plantations, tree canopy included in definition", Sreelatha Menon, Business Standard, April 14, 2008 [link]
"INDIA/US: Nuke Deal Set to Time Out", by Praful Bidwai, Inter Press News, May 8, 2008 [link].
"India needs proper N-waste disposal tech", by Rashme Sehgal, The Asian Age, May 11, 2008 [link].
2007
"FAO report blames developing nations for deforestation", Archi Rastogi, Down To Earth, May 21, 2007 [link]
"Dicey Parametres", Archi Rastogi, Central Chronicle, June 1, 2007. [pdf]
"Hereinafter, Forests", Archi Rastogi, Down To Earth, June 15, 2007. [link]
"Nuclear ’spent’ fuel raises concern in South India", News Post, June 22, 2007. [pdf]
"Payments for Ecosystem Services", Rohini Nilekani, The Hindu, August 3, 2007. [link]
"Power Struggle leaves India in the Dark", Sankar Ray, The Hindustan Times, September 4, 2007. [link]
"Blue Lady contained radioactive waste", Down To Earth, September 5, 2007. [link]
"Deal will push India into U.S. strategic orbit, say experts", The Hindu, September 9, 2007. [link]
"INDIA/US: Nuke Deal May Trigger Mid-Term Polls", Praful Bidwai, Inter Press Service, September 23, 2007. [link]
"Indo-US Nuclear Deal: In Whose Interests?", Aditya Sarkar and Anish Vanaik, Economic and Political Weekly, September 22, 2007. [pdf link]
"Beyond the Veil: India is ignoring the cost and polluting capacity of nuclear power, Ashok Mitra, The Telegraph, September 28, 2007. [link]
"Nuke power costs take centre stage - Experts differ on financial viability", G.S. Mudur, The Telegraph, October 01, 2007. [link]
"Ramana highlights ill-effects of nuclear technology", NavHind Times, October 15, 2007. [link]
"Is this India’s newest nuke bomb factory?", Sankar Ray, Sify.com, January 21, 2008. [link]
2006
"Indian Lawmakers may seek to Void extra conditions on Deal with US", Mark Hibbs, Nucleonics Week, July 13, 2006. [pdf]
"Business Lobbies push Indo-US Nuke Deal", Praful Bidwai, Inter Press Service, November 20, 2006 [pdf]
