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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Uk Assists India Address Climate Change Issues (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
A study conducted jointly by Indian and British scientists will help the country's policymakers address climate change issues and carbon emissions in coastal ecosystems like Tamil Nadu.
- Meeting Agricultural Challenges (Daily Excelsior, Dr K S Khokhar, Jan 25, 2006)
Agriculture continues to be backbone of the Indian economy. About 65 percent of Indian population is still dependent on agriculture. Agriculture contribute significantly to National GDP (22%).
- Greens Condemn Move To Alienate Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A convention of environmental activists from across the State, held here on Monday, came out strongly against "the Government's concerted efforts to alienate what remains of the forest cover in the State."
- Patents And Development (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Jan 24, 2006)
Examines development related to the IPR regime within the legal framework
- Call To Involve Tribes In Biodiversity Schemes (Hindu, R. Madhavan Nair, Jan 22, 2006)
NBA Chairman lauds State's response
"The success of biodiversity conservation measures envisaged under the Biological Diversity Act would depend a great deal on the extent to which tribes and local people are allowed to participate in these programmes,"
- Book On Birds In Kannada To Be Released On Friday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The book contains information on 160 species of birds
Karnataka is home to 522 species of birds
The book contains a wealth of information on birds and their features
- On Hunt For Carnivorous Animals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
700 forest beat officials will carry out the exercise in the State
Study to be taken up in 17 `tiger states'
Cost involved is Rs. 5.6 crores
Rs. 26 lakhs to be spent in Andhra Pradesh,
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Back To Roots (Times of India, ARUN FIRODIA, Jan 04, 2006)
The government has announced an ambitious rural employment guarantee scheme. This scheme can start an economic revolution similar to China under Deng or America under Roosevelt.
- Trees Planted At Bio-Park (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The B.V.K. College, in association with the Dolphin Nature Conservation Society and R.C.D. Government Hospital, organised a tree plantation programme at the bio-diversity park at the hospital premises on Monday.
- Environment Ministry To Soon Declare Agastyamalai A Biosphere Reserve (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Spread over 1,300 sqkm on the Western Ghats, it is a classified biodiversity hotspot
- Time To Stop The Slaughter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2006)
More than a year after it failed to get the moratorium on commercial whaling lifted at the International Whaling Commission summit, Japan has launched the second phase of its `research' programme in the Antarctic with the avowed objective . . .
- Science Meet Security Beefed Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Alerted by the recent terror strike on scientists at Indian Institute on Science (IISc), Bangalore, security has been tightened for the 93rd Indian Science Congress (ISC), to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh here tomorrow.
- The Trend Of Re-Wilding (Hindu, Owen Bowcott and Bernard O Riordan, Dec 31, 2005)
Conservation groups are increasingly buying farmland to return it to vanished wilderness.
- Modest Progress At Wto Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Developing nations, EU seek improvement in the draft declaration
- Common Stand Likely On Trade (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 16, 2005)
WTO meet deadlocked on issues involving agriculture
Revised draft of the ministerial declaration likely
Negotiations being carried out almost non-stop
India raises TRIPS issue; proposes amendment
- Don’T Trample Our Aspirations: India (Deccan Herald, D Ravikanth, Dec 15, 2005)
As trade ministers began hard-bargaining on Wednesday, India vowed that it will ensure to ensure the Doha Round benefits ‘those who need it’ and that it ‘truly reflects the development dimension.’
- Unrelenting Battle (Hindu, N.R.Krishnan, Dec 13, 2005)
Telling account of the poor state of the world's forests and those responsible for it
- Rejuvenating Agriculture (Tribune, P.S. Rangi, Dec 08, 2005)
Agriculture continues to be the dominant sector of the economy. The population pressure on agriculture continues to remain almost the same. More than two-third of the population still depends on agriculture and about 60 per cent get direct employment . .
- Status Of Biological Sciences In India (Daily Excelsior, Pragya Khanna, Dec 07, 2005)
Human knowledge of Biology began with prehistoric people and their experiences with edible vs. inedible, or even poisonous, plants and animals, their habits and habitats and how best to capture them, etc. This information was verbally passed on to . . .
- Detailed Plan To Tackle Floods Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Jayalalithaa lays stress on protecting natural wetlands
South Chennai suburbs badly affected as Buckingham Canal was unable to handle excess flow
Survey to be undertaken and straight cut constructed from Buckingham Canal directly to the sea
- Keep Biopiracy At Bay (Times of India, TEJASWINI APTE, Dec 06, 2005)
The upcoming World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Hong Kong will be a testing ground for the Indian government's stated commitment to protect traditional knowledge.
- Can Global Warming Be Controlled? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 05, 2005)
The scientific evidence on human induced climate change is now overwhelming and generally accepted across the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a credible body with objective processes, has so far brought . . .
- How Europe Is Choking Itself (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Dec 03, 2005)
Europe’s claim to the moral high ground over the environment has been comprehensively challenged in a devastating report on its failings in the battle against global warming and pollution. It says Europe is devouring the world’s natural resources at twice
- ‘There’S No Place For Women In Corporate Mindset’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Dec 01, 2005)
Lynette Dumble is an untiring activist. Based in Melbourne, Australia, she wears too many hats to count here. A few will do. She’s been a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Department of Surgery,
- Unease Over Environment Clearances (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 23, 2005)
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification draws protests.
- Biodiversity Board To Help Farmers Protect `Pundikai' Tree (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The tree found in the Western Ghats region is on the brink of extinction
- "Impact Of Climate Change On Forests May Be Felt In 30 Years" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Findings of study undertaken by India-United Kingdom research institutions
Over 85 per cent of forest grids in the country will undergo change in type
Higher impact will be on teak and sal forests of central and eastern parts
- Ecology For The People (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Nov 12, 2005)
Early in 2005, a vigorous debate broke out within India about the status of the country’s national animal, the tiger.
- Bird Sanctuaries Under Watch For Avian Flu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Migratory birds from China stop at many places in State
About 20 hotspots identified
Hoskote Tank, Thippagondanahalli under close watch
Forest Department personnel, veterinarians trained
Migratory birds likely to start arriving in 15 days
- Basmati Rice To Be Dna Protected (Tribune, Justin Huggler, Nov 05, 2005)
Indian scientists are mapping the DNA of one of the country’s basic food products: basmati rice.
- Wetland Birds (Hindu, Kumaran Sathasivam, Nov 01, 2005)
HANDBOOK ON INDIAN WETLAND BIRDS AND THEIR CONSERVATION: Arun Kumar,
- To Douse The Raging Forest Fire (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 26, 2005)
Instead of shelving the tribal bill, legislators can rework it to reconcile tribals’ claims to justice with the nation’s ecological concerns, writes Mahesh Rangarajan The author is an environmental historian. He has recently co-authored the book, . . .
- People’S Welfare (Statesman, AK BASU, Oct 17, 2005)
The Right of Citizens to Information has come into operation. Withholding information from natives suited the rulers of India before 1947.
- Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Oct 16, 2005)
The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
- Centre Sanctions Eco-Tourism Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Kovalam is among 16 beaches identified by the Union Tourism Ministry under a new
- Forest Encroachment Unabated In Idukki, Says Panel Report (Hindu, P. Venugopal, Oct 06, 2005)
`Irretrievable loss to biodiversity, destruction of watersheds'
- Biotechnology: It's Advantage India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Exports have grown by 42 per cent, says Madhan Mohan There are 300 biotechnology-based industries in India, with an investment growth of 50 per cent per annum
- Fuelling Demand, Foretelling Ecological Disaster (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Sep 26, 2005)
The global economy, increasingly fuelled by cheap non-renewable energy, has grown six fold in the past 50 years. In developed countries, about 85 per cent of the energy consumed comes from non-renewable fossil fuel — oil, natural gas,
- W.Ghats Sports World’S Best Biodiversity: Environmentalist (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Environmentalist Subhash Chandran described Western Ghats as the world’s most valuable biodiversity, while speaking at a one-day workshop on Medicinal Values of Mango, Garcinica, Indica and Citrus at Dhanvantari Ayurveda College in Siddapur.
- Pollution Punctures The Protective Layer (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Sep 16, 2005)
Ozone layer, a protective sheeth encircling the space ship "Mother earth" is protecting all the bio-life sustaining on it from ultraviolet rays of sun.
- "Science Without Conscience Is Worse Than No Science" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 12, 2005)
Jacques Diouf,Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, has strong views on the issue of genetically modified organisms. In an interview, he says we need to put in place an internationally agreed regulatory framework.
- Contest For Heritage Status Hotting Up (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 12, 2005)
Western Ghats may be as green as can be, but it still has miles to go to find a place on the map of the world’s top heritage sites.
- Taking The Strategic Partnership Forward (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 07, 2005)
The EU top brass begins talks with Indian leaders led by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi today to boost bilateral relations
- Scientists To Use Deadly Bug Against Deadly Weed (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Sep 05, 2005)
They are deadly and come dressed in tight yellow-black jackets. No ordinary insect, this imported biological terminator -- Mexican Beetle -- packs in a lethal punch for the rouge weed parthenium.
- The Lessons Of Evolution (Greater Kashmir, AIJAZ A NAJAR, Sep 03, 2005)
Is evolution an experiment gone wrong or we need to make it a success by doing what Nature demands from us, writes
- Nod For 97 Projects On Renewable Energy (Indian Express, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 03, 2005)
As many as 97 projects in the area of renewable energy with a total investment of Rs 7,600 crore have been approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in the last one year, according to Union Minister A Raja.
- Agenda For Hong Kong Wto Ministerial — Will Developing Nations Trip On Trips? (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 31, 2005)
The success of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation scheduled to be held in December 2005 . . .
- India's Extinct Green Prime Ministers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2005)
To grow as a nation without depriving future generations of a rich natural heritage is a tough ask.
- Sofi Stresses Conservation Of Forests, Wildlife (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
State Government contemplates to upgrade the Forest Training Schools of Doomi, Miransahib and Chitternar in the State to the College level.
- Rs. 7 Crores For Phase-Ii Of Afforestation Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
29 villages to be covered; Rs. 7 lakhs for bamboo plantation Scheme to be implemented in 29 villages
- Protection Of Iprs — No Guarantee For Sustainable Development (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 20, 2005)
Quoting instances from Philippe Cullet's Intellectual Property Protection and Sustainable Development, D. Murali explains why it is essential for developing countries to protect traditional knowledge through legal means "in a world wher e everything ....
- Several Firsts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2005)
Karnataka will continue to be a pioneering state if it pays attention to infrastructure
- Core Identity Of A Civilisation (Deccan Herald, Vandana Shiva, Aug 18, 2005)
Until recently Indians identified themselves as Aranya Sanskriti, the Forest Civilisation. According to acclaimed poet Rabindranath Tagore the distinctiveness of Indian culture consists of its having defined life in the forest as the highest form of cultu
- Policy Should Be Aimed At Ending Poverty: U.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Science and technology policy report to be placed before Cabinet
- Buddhadeb Warns Against Genetic Slavery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
New trade and patent regime seen to be curbing the rights of peasants
- Skating On Thin Ice (Times of India, SYED IQBAL HASNAIN, Jul 28, 2005)
Visiting the Siachen glacier, prime minister Manmohan Singh said that he wants to make the world's highest and coldest battlefield a 'peace mountain'.
- Conserving Reserves Of Mother Nature (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
SUNIL KUMAR M talks about the plans for conservation reserves outside protected forests and the special reserve to house our peacocks at Bankapur, to help give the national bird a new lease of life.
- Championing The Cause Of Environment (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 24, 2005)
Known as one of the top five most powerful persons in Asia and recipient of the Time “Environment Hero Award”, Dr Vandana Shiva now aspires to get a Nobel Peace Prize.
- Vale Of Flowers Gets World Heritage Tag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
Valley of Flowers, an irresistible Himalayan treat in Uttaranchal for tourists and naturalists, has become the new World Heritage site.
- Rainforest Revival (Hindu, JANAKI LENIN, Jul 17, 2005)
Every year, hectares of rainforest vanish in the Western Ghats, partly the result of expanding plantations. After decades of bad press, a group of estates in Tamil Nadu decide to prove the critics wrong.
- The Many Colours Of Green Fuel (Times of India, Arun Firordia, Jul 13, 2005)
Biodiesel cooperatives can wipe out poverty
- Floating In Choppy Waters (Telegraph, M. R. Venkatesh, Jul 12, 2005)
The DMK may have succeeded in implementing the Sethusamudram project. But has it weighed the political and ecological costs? asks M.R. Venkatesh
- To Contain The Spread Of Bird Flu Virus (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Jul 07, 2005)
Widespread incidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus infection among migratory birds at a lake in western China has sparked concern.
- The Corporation: In Relentless Pursuit Of Self-Interest (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Jul 05, 2005)
The Corporation — Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power by Joel Bakan (Constable, London 2004) follows a rich array of books such as Captive State:
- Macaques Need Healthy Forests (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 30, 2005)
The discovery of the Tibetan macaque, a large primate with a short stump-like tail,
- Working Towards A Greener World (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The Alt Tech Foundation plans to plant 50,000 saplings and nurture them in local conditions to increase green cover in fertile lands. NIRMALA GOVINDARAJAN finds out more.
- Peacock Conservation Reserve In Bankapur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Over the next couple of months, Karnataka will be home to the country’s first ever Peacock Conservation Reserve.
- ``Ministry Bulldozed Into According Clearance'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Startling, unseemly haste to organise launch function of Sethu Canal Project: Jayalalithaa
- Warrant For Indian Forests (Indian Express, Nanditha Krishna, Jun 26, 2005)
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs tabled a Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 at the end of the last session of Parliament.
- Walk On The Wild Side (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The Bannerghatta National Park's main attraction is the animal rescue work.
- Jayalalitha To Boycott Sethu Project Inauguration (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Jaya maintains that further studies are needed before undertaking projects that may pose a threat to the bio-diversity of the region.
- India To Count Its Vanishing Vultures (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
MADRAS, India - India will launch a census of its vultures, a group of ornithologists said on Sunday, as the birds are vanishing rapidly due to a mystery virus and shrinking nesting sites.
- Outsourcing Moves To Knowledge Arena (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
BPO business may soon be passe as the country is ready to become the leading destination for knowledge process outsourcing in areas of healthcare, pharma, biotech, writes Aditya Raj Das.
- Helping India's Tigers Rule The Wild Again (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Jun 06, 2005)
If the tiger is to have a future, there must be political will to reconcile the needs of communities that live near the protected areas with those of wildlife.
- Kerala Becoming Warmer, Says Environment Survey (Hindu, T. Nandakumar, Jun 05, 2005)
Tourism growth posing threat to coastal degradation
- Kudremukh Park And Naxals (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, May 31, 2005)
Opposition to the Kudremukh National Park on the pretext of fighting Naxals will only help vested interests
- Localising Food And Sustaining Livelihoods (Deccan Herald, Kanchi Kohli , May 26, 2005)
Farmers from Peru, India and Iran met at Andhra Pradesh and exchanged notes about common concerns on agricultural biodiversity, livelihoods and food sovereignty
- After The Shock, Hope For The Tiger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2005)
With his personal stewardship of the mission to restore the viability and health of tiger populations in the wild, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has raised hope that there will be decisive action on the ground in the coming months
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