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Case for a pollution watchdog

As we become more stringent on polluters, but do not monitor the governments' agents, the potential for corruption will increase

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Time for action: Technologies enable the sharing of information publicly, and reduce the power of the corrupt to extract rent in the name of pollution

Last Updated : Jan 10 2018 | 10:42 PM IST
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A spate of news stories over the last few months point to an interesting situation in India. Both the regulator and the government — whether central, state or local, have
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