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Vedanta’s red mud pond leaks into Vamsadhara river, Lanjigarh, Orissa - A Down To Earth report

Reports from Lanjigarh say a crack in the western part of the red mud pond of Vedanta Alumina refinery has leaked into the Vamsadhara river.

Posted on 18 Apr, 2011 05:23 PM

This happened following a thunder burst on April 5.

According to Mahammad Ashlam of KBK Samachar, the local news agency, the downpour lasted 45 minutes and resulted in a huge run-off of the toxic waste into nearby water bodies from a crack in the pond wall of the one-million-tone refinery. Red mud or bauxite residue is a waste product of the alumina manufacturing process.

Farmers feel left out - Budget 2011-12 is more concerned about the consumer than the farmer - Down to Earth

The budget is more concerned about the consumer than the grower

Jyotika Sood

Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 09:43 AM

Common concerns - Latha Jishnu reports on the IASC in Down to Earth

As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources

Posted on 04 Feb, 2011 04:53 PM

Saving rice - Ambitious plans to increase productivity

Rice is at the heart of a fierce strategy debate as the country prepares to launch the second Green Revolution in the eastern states. Policymakers and scientists have drawn up ambitious plans to increase the productivity of this cereal which feeds two-thirds of Indians.

Aparna Pallavi

Sayantan Bera

Posted on 24 Dec, 2010 10:13 AM

Enormous funds are being poured into research aimed at improving seed varieties, with a heavy focus on developing hybrid rice. Is it the right option for millions of small rice farmers who are already battling high input costs and increasingly unpredictable weather? Or does part of the solution lie in efficient methods of cultivation that will cut down water use and improve yield?

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