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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- The World Needs Our Help (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 06, 2007)
We must include the global biodiversity while making strategies for adapting to a hot world.
- Red Tape Choking Endangered Species (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2007)
Wildlife officers in the three neighbouring states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand have expressed concern over the bureaucratic constraints that were coming in the way of protecting the endangered species of the snow leopard . . .
- From Wasteland To Waterbody (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2007)
From zero to over 5000 ducks in four years, the Yamuna Biodiversity Park is testimony to what can be achieved if there is a will.
- Pilot Project To Document Traditional Knowledge (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Jan 29, 2007)
To provide an institutional platform for the knowledge-rich
State-level register of traditional knowledge to be prepared
Information will be published in the public domain
- Save The Forest! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2007)
Environmentalists are up in arms against the move to set up windmills for power generation on the ridges of Bababudangiri and Manikyadhara mountain ranges. They feel areas of high ecological importance need to be excluded from such developmental activitie
- Markets Hate Farmers (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jan 18, 2007)
Despite the developing countries providing the highest subsidies, farmers are giving up their profession.
- Seasonal Waves Of Gold (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2007)
I am fresh back from an exciting wildlife watching adventure in the national parks of Madhya Pradesh and Assam, India (more of that in a subsequent column).
- Discovering New Life (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 09, 2007)
The thrilling discovery of 52 species of animals and plants from the equatorial island of Borneo in just one year is proof that the task of cataloguing all life on earth deserves the highest priority.
- Birder's Paradise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2007)
Dandeli in Uttara Kannada offers a quiet retreat for the nature lover.
- Petition In Sc On Rape Of Ridge (Asian Age, Rashme Sehgal, Jan 05, 2007)
The fate of Delhi’s Ridge hangs in balance with a critical environment case coming up for review in the Supreme Court.
- Two Cheers For The Bill: (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2007)
The forest rights legislation has been welcomed by tribal people and rights activists, but with reservations.
- For Lasting Rights (Frontline, Ashish Kothari, Jan 03, 2007)
The forest rights Bill finally gives forest-dwelling communities a legal basis for their rights to forest resources.
- Balmy Balsams Of Nilgiris (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2007)
The endangered Impatiens, endemic to the upper Nilgiris, offers an excellent illustration of phytogeography.
- Adapting To Climate Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 02, 2007)
Encouraged by a growing scientific consensus, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nairobi looked beyond the goal of stabilising carbon emissions by mid-century and took up the challenge of adaptation to global warming.
- Start Healthy Debates On Simplifying Life (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2006)
Sir ~ Mr SM Murshed has put across the essence of the veil issue in its puritanical form as propounded by the Prophet (Perspective page ~ 17 November).
- Environmental Tribunals At Last? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2006)
Spurred into action by the Supreme Court, the government confirmed on Friday that environmental tribunals will become functional in all four provinces by January 8, 2007.
- Tribal Bill Opens Forests To Merciless Mafia Death (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2006)
By opening forest land to developers, the recently passed Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill of 2006 (STOTD) could prove to be the death knell of Indian forests.
- Protecting Forests And People's Rights (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 18, 2006)
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2006 adopted by the Lok Sabha is a landmark legislation that seeks to empower traditional forest-dwelling communities by giving them security of tenure, . . .
- Forest Rights (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2006)
It is a question of human rights, of human and animal coexistence, and of the conservation of nature.
- Sitamata Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2006)
The sanctuary in Chittorgarh, located in a forest rich in bamboo, teak and dry deciduous vegetation, abounds in legends.
- The Sitamata Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2006)
The Sitamata Sanctuary in Chittorgarh is located in a forest rich in bamboo, teak and dry deciduous vegetation, and abounds with legends. Many believe Valmiki's ashram, where Sita stayed during her exile, is located here.
- Biodiversity Hotspot (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 16, 2006)
Experts have once again sounded alarm over the death knell for biodiversity of the Western Ghats.
- Protecting Rain Forests (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2006)
The decision made by a state government in Brazil to throw a protective net around an unprecedented 37 million acres of rain forest in biodiversity-rich Amazonia is a wonderfully far-sighted move.
- Tourist's Paradise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Dec 13, 2006)
Sikkim's natural beauty and cultural, historical and religious centres make it an important tourist destination.
- The Journey Is The Destination (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
On a trek to the Sabarimala temple as an observer intent on discovering the natural history, personalities and emotions of the pilgrim's path.
- The Sitamata Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2006)
The sanctuary in Chittoregarh, is located in a forest rich in bamboo, teak and dry deciduous vegetation, and abounds with legends.
- Migratory Birds In Danger (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 06, 2006)
It is evident from their dwindling numbers that migratory birds flying south from the colder climes of Siberia and Central Asia are no longer finding Pakistan a hospitable wintering spot.
- Saving The Rainforest: At Last, Action On The Amazon (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2006)
Good news does not often emerge from the Amazon rainforest, a part of the world that has become synonymous with man's rapacious desire to turn verdant wilderness into the greenery of dollar bills.
- India-China Joint Declaration (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2006)
Joint Declaration by the Republic Of India And The People's Republic Of China H.E. Mr. Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, is currently paying a State visit to the Republic of India from 20 to 23 November 2006 at the invitation . . .
- Can Lead Knowledge Revolution: Kalam (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Nov 30, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Wednesday stressed the need for establishing grids such as the knowledge grid, healthcare grid, e-governance grid and the PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) grid to achieve societal transformation.
- Trade And Development (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Nov 28, 2006)
The world trading system and the role it plays in international relations
- Lesson From Lula's Victory (The Economic Times, Vinod Thomas, Nov 24, 2006)
The landslide re-election in Brazil of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva owes more to a (modest) reduction in income inequality than to any upswing in economic growth.
- Resisting Bt Rice (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Nov 22, 2006)
The Bharatiya Kisan Union's movement against the field trials of Bt rice reopens the debate on GM crops.
- Indo-Mozambique Agriculture Plan (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2006)
India and Republic of Mozambique signed a work plan to cooperate in agriculture includes training programs for Mozambique experts in India, and technical assistance in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, and fisheries.
- In Defence Of Secularism (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Nov 21, 2006)
Examines the claims of religion as a magisterium in the domain of knowledge and in public sphere.
- 'Gm Crops Help Cut Pesticide Use' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 16, 2006)
Climate change, food security, healthcare, water availability, GDP — all these issues are interconnected, cautions Gordon Conway, chief scientific adviser for UK’s department for international development (DFID).
- Tn Farmers’ Body Up Against Bt Rice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2006)
Farmers in Tamil Nadu have launched a campaign against ongoing field trials of genetically engineered (GE) crops, including rice, on the grounds that these crops are full of toxins and they pose a threat to humans and livestock...
- Green Crucible (Hindu, Sheila Kumar, Nov 13, 2006)
Dehradun's Forest Research Institute is more than just a pretty face.
- Price Of Overfishing (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 07, 2006)
Naturally harvested seafood could be a thing of the past by 2048. According to a recent report in the research journal Science, 29 per cent of open-sea fisheries were in a state of collapse in 2003.
- Lessons From Nepal (Times of India, Ashish Kothari, Nov 07, 2006)
On September 24, 24 people perished in a helicopter accident in the Nepal Himalaya. Several of those who died Nepalese state minister for forests and soil conservation, Gopal Rai, and prominent conservationists like Chandra Gurung, Mingma Norbu Sherpa, .
- Time To Sow An Organic Revolution (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 07, 2006)
Organic farming is now acknowledged the world over as a sustainable model for alleviating poverty and increasing prosperity.
- World's Seafood Stock Depleting, Study Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
An international group of ecologists and economists warned yesterday that the world will run out of seafood by 2048 if steep declines in marine species continue at current rates, based on a four-year study of catch data and the effects of fisheries . . .
- A Consensus On Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2006)
At the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey, Mexico, world leaders committed themselves to a new global partnership to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development . .
- Partners In Ending Wildlife Crime (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Oct 28, 2006)
Britain is looking to strengthen bilateral ties with India to check the menace.
- A Warming Planet (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2006)
The warning from a group of scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, that 2005 was the warmest year on record since the end of the last major ice age nearly 12,000 years ago, deserves serious attention from both policymakers . . .
- Collapse Of Ecosystems Likely If Plunder Continues (Hindu, John Vidal, Oct 26, 2006)
A WWF report warns that we are threatening ourselves with extinction.
- Kalam Calls For Development (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
President Dr APJ Kalam today underlined the areas that the Manipur University, need to focus. The President asked politicians to engage 70 per cent of their time in development.
- Bamboo: Sibal’S Cure-All For North-East (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Oct 16, 2006)
On a visit to the North-East, Union Science and Technology minister Kapil Sibal’s message has been clear: “Science can usher in lasting peace and prosperity all over the troubled region, so embrace it with vigour.”
- Boom Boom Bali (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Myriad cultures, languages and common histories — these are the first things that come to the mind when one thinks of Indonesia. A rich land with 567 ethnic varieties and 600 languages, the country, along with his long list of islands, has been a . . .
- Wondrous Babbler (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
A small, previously unknown bird found in a degraded mid-altitude forest patch in Arunachal Pradesh is being hailed internationally as the first new bird species discovered in India in nearly half a century.
- Environmental Apathy (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 12, 2006)
It now appears the government will miss the November 1 deadline for introducing ethanol-blended petrol, even though that was also a postponed deadline.
- Elephant Corridor In Kottagiri, Moyar Forests To Be Expanded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Forest Department to acquire 398 acres from private parties.
- Boom Boom Bali (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
A myriad of cultures, languages and common histories - these are the first things that come to the mind when one thinks of Indonesia.
- Low Contamination Risk Seen In N.Korea Test (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Oct 10, 2006)
Underground explosions are usually a safe option for testing nuclear devices and North Korea's test on Monday had apparently not caused any radioactive contamination, Indian atomic scientists said.
- Food Security: Safeguarding The Heartland (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 09, 2006)
The gap between potential and actual yields is high in most parts of India. The principles of conservation, particularly with reference to land and water, need to be integrated with farming practices.
- Escaping George Bush’S Future (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Oct 08, 2006)
It always comes back to oil. The continuing misguided interventions in the Middle East by the US and UK have their roots deep in the Arabian sand.
- Escaping George Bush’S Future (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Oct 07, 2006)
It always comes back to oil. The continuing misguided interventions in the Middle East by the US and UK have their roots deep in the Arabian sand.
- Time Runs Out For The ‘Middle Sea’ (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 06, 2006)
The major oil spill caused by Israel’s bombing on July 13 of a power plant on the Lebanese coast highlighted dangers pollution posed to the Mediterranean Sea, the basin of European civilisation.
- Media In The Light Of Scientific Temper (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 26, 2006)
Seldom do we find the issue of 'communicating science to masses' being discussed at such a practical level; though aplenty at philosophical level, unlike at a recent 'Workshop on Bio-safety for Science Journalists and Writers'.
- "A Country Like India Must Have A Land Use Plan" (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Sep 23, 2006)
George B. Schaller, a pioneer in field biology, says it is possible to achieve economic growth without destroying the environment and losing wildlife. In an interview in Bangalore recently, he says even India and China, the two most populous . . .
- A Rich Discovery Of Underwater Species (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said on Monday that they had discovered dozens of new species.
- Preserve Ozone (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
The loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation or even global warming may not stop many of us in our tracks, simply because the fallout does not threaten our daily lives.
- The Widening Hole (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Sep 16, 2006)
Ozone layer, a protective sheath encircling the spaceship "Mother Earth" is fostering all the bio-life sustaining on it from ultraviolet rays of sun. The atmosphere surrounding this bio-cushioning life is being surrounded by two different . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Sep 15, 2006)
In the recent past, there has been a wave of suicides by farmers in different parts of the country, prompting the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to review its farm policy.
- Death Of A Tiger (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
Sunday has proved to be a blot on the nation's resolve to save its tigers from becoming extinct.
- Integrated Forest Management Planned (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
In the next 5 year plan, India plans an Integrated Protection Scheme to increase interfaces with communities, communication, and surveillance of forests and wildlife to facilitate their conservation and protection.
- 11th Plan To Focus On Inter-Linking Of Forest Managements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Management planning for protected areas would be a priority in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan and each sanctuary or national park would be facilitated to maintain a database of information on its biodiversity and habitat status.
- Inconvenient Truth That Can't Be Ignored (Sydney Morning Herald, Editorial, Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 06, 2006)
WHEN a film about climate change featuring Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, was shown in Parliament House in Canberra on Monday night, even the enviro-sceptics and climate change flat-earthers were shocked. Climate change requires determined . . .
- Draft National Policy For Farmers: Seeking An Ever-Green Revolution (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 05, 2006)
The 48-page draft National Policy for Farmers is comprehensive, with its suggestions, recommendations and guidelines covering all aspects of, and activities related to, agriculture.
- Activists Trying To Coerce A Tribal Bill (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Tasting success with stopping the Government’s plan to rightfully amend the Right to Information Act, activists are now targeting the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005, also known as the Tribal Bill (TB), to bulldoze through . . .
- French Window (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
The French Institute of Pondicherry is emerging as a major player in Indo-French cooperation.
- Traditional Science For Survival (Deccan Herald, SUBRATA SINHA, Aug 17, 2006)
It is not just returning to the roots, but a safe route for survival and development.
- Where Rooms Don't End (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
A useful guide and memento for tourists. And it's for a good cause, too: the proceeds will go towards helping the disabled staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Failed Wto Talks: Impact On Trips (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
It is important to ensure that public good remains paramount while legislating and implementing any agreement on health
TRIPS has been a sensitive issue for developing countries right from the signing of the GATT Agreement in 1994.
- "Construction In Vasant Kunj Ridge Environmentally Unsound" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Centre places before Supreme Court findings of expert panel
- Building Sustainable Energy Security (The Economic Times, Vandana Shiva, Aug 06, 2006)
The recent hike in oil prices had led to protests by the Left, the BJP and even the Congress. One of the reasons why an increase in the price of petroleum products leads to nation-wide protests is that any hike in oil prices translates into higher . . .
- Building Sustainable Energy Security (The Economic Times, Vandana Shiva, Aug 05, 2006)
The recent hike in oil prices had led to protests by the Left, the BJP and even the Congress. One of the reasons why an increase in the price of petroleum products leads to nation-wide protests is that any hike in oil prices translates into higher . . .
- Dangerous Medicines (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2006)
Medicines and drug combinations that have been banned globally for their potential for harmful side-effects continue to be available in the Indian market.
- U.P. Cabinet Nod For Taking Metro Rail To Ghaziabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Two stoppages in Ghaziabad -- one at Kaushambi and the other at Vaishali
- Feeling For Wildlife (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Two impressive perspectives on the basis of insights gained as conservationists.
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