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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Playing Ostrich With Tigers (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 25, 2007)
The preliminary results of the tiger census released by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) once again prove that our prized national mascot is in dire straits.
- Defending The Whales (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 25, 2007)
There is heart-warming support round the world for the conservation of whales. This should ensure the defeat of reactionary attempts to resume their commercial slaughter.
- India Tigers 'In Rapid Decline' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2007)
India has far fewer tigers living in the wild than had been thought, initial results from a major new study suggest.
- Tigers Burning Out Fast; Mp Worst Hit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
It is official now. Tiger numbers have drastically declined since the last census by over 50 per cent.
- Census Shows Sharp Fall In Tiger Numbers (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
The tiger is on the run, with nowhere to hide. Enumeration figures for the big cat in central India released on Wednesday show that it has been severely depleted in its ranges, with Madhya Pradesh registering a precipitous fall in tiger population — . .
- Poaching Takes Its Toll On Tigers (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
The number of tigers in central India has dropped by more than half in the past six years, according to early results from a government census that were made public yesterday.
- Poaching Takes Its Toll On Tigers (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
The number of tigers in central India has dropped by more than half in the past six years, according to early results from a government census that were made public yesterday.
- Indian Tiger Numbers Far Lower Than Thought: Experts (Singapore Times, Nita Bhalla, May 24, 2007)
Early results from a tiger census in India indicate the population of the endangered big cats is drastically lower than previously assumed, wildlife experts and conservationists said on Wednesday.
- The Antarctic: Last Unpolluted Frontier (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 23, 2007)
The oceans surrounding the polar regions can provide vital clues on earths history, writes U R Rao.
- Chinese Bid To Lift Ban On Tiger Trade Will Result In Extinction, Say Conservationists (Independent (UK), Clifford Coonan, May 22, 2007)
China's tiger farmers are stepping up pressure on the government in Beijing to lift the country's ban on trading products made from tigers, which conservationists believe could signal the end for the endangered big cats.
- Strengthen India-Japan Ties (Japan Times, Geethanjali Nataraj, May 22, 2007)
Japan and India are two of the largest democracies in Asia, sharing a commitment to the rule of law and respect for human rights. Japan and India have continued to develop friendly relations founded on a long history of exchanges.
- All Creatures Great And Small (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
A GREEN bug and her eggs won the battle against giant African elephants, and K. Jayaram got his first taste of success in the realm of international photography (a gold medal in an international exhibition of photography at Los Angeles in 1978).
- India Shows China The Way To Care For Bears (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
A delegation from China visited the bear rescue facility here as part of their India visit and noted that the animals were not being bred for profit unlike in their country.
- Heritage In A Storehouse (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2007)
Museums in Karnataka, which function under the archaeology department, need a separate department, trained staff and more funds . . . .
- Chinese Bid To Lift Ban On Tiger Trade Will Result In Extinction, Say Conservationists (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
China's tiger farmers are stepping up pressure on the government in Beijing to lift the country's ban on trading products made from tigers, which conservationists believe could signal the end for the endangered big cats.
- Encroachments On Ashtamudi Lake Affect Conservation Efforts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Special Task Force to hold sitting in capital today
Mangrove forest areas destroyed, says survey
Lack of spawning facilities for fish
- Kumaraswamy Seeks Report On Encroachment Of Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Chief Minister pulls up officials for being `anti-people'
Forest Department asked to prepare detailed report in three months
Officials accused of targeting poor forest-dwellers
- India To Oppose China's Move To Legalise Tiger Bone Trade (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
In spite of mounting pressure from China, and even the Ministry of External Affairs, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to oppose China's move to open up domestic trade in tiger bones, as it fears the backlash on wild tiger . . .
- Some Useless Shells Remain (Telegraph, Soumitra Das, May 17, 2007)
The cyberworld exists in a reality of its own. Google “Great Eastern Hotel” and immediately the search engine takes you to Yahoo Travel which gives you the impression that the “historic hotel” at 1 to 3 Old Court House Street is still functional.
- Distorting The Past (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2007)
Russian and foreign preservationists have expressed alarm at the destruction of Moscow's historic and architecturally significant buildings as the Russian capital undergoes massive development fuelled by that country's economic boom.
- Taj Mahal 'Turning Yellow' (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Air pollution is turning the Taj Mahal, India's famed white-marble monument to love, a decidedly unromantic yellow. But as with many ageing beauties, a therapeutic mud pack has been recommended to restore its natural allure.
- India’S Inconvenient Truth (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, May 16, 2007)
The star of this year’s Oscars was neither Martin Scorsese (who won for best director) nor Clint Eastwood or a host of Hollywood luminaries sitting on the front rows of the Shrine Auditorium.
- Reviving Indian Agriculture (The Economic Times, S. Mahendra Dev , May 16, 2007)
One of the challenges for achieving inclusive growth during the 11th Plan and beyond relates to the revival of Indian agriculture.
- 3 C’Garh Habitats In Project Tiger (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, May 15, 2007)
The Centre has brought three Chhattisgarh tiger habitats—Achanakmar, Sitanadi and Udanti—under Project Tiger.
- Taj Mahal Is Turning Yellow: Parliamentary Panel Report (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Taj Mahal, the world-famous white-marbled monument of love, is fast losing its sheen due to pollution, a Parliamentary panel report has said.
- Asia's Last Lions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 15, 2007)
There is a great deal of concern in the international conservation community over the unusually large number of lions dying during recent months in the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and surrounding forests.
- Call Of The Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
History, culture and nature — there is an interesting mixture of all the three at Khonoma in Nagaland.
- Incentivise Investment In Farm Sector? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 14, 2007)
Indian agriculture needs to catch up with a 4% annual growth and only value addition can bring about dramatic improvements in the farm sector and result in higher incomes at different points of the rural economy.
- Ever Green (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
When I first met Anil Agarwal in his office in the early ’90s, there were these bottles containing a brown liquid. Intriguing, since Agarwal did not exactly come across as a cola-drinking man.
- ‘Declare Kashmir A Special Educational Zone’ (Statesman, Kavita Suri, May 14, 2007)
Calling for declaring Jammu and Kashmir, not only a Special Economic Zone, but a Special Education and Information Technology Zone as well, where not only the Indian, but also the foreign educational and IT institutions could . . . .
- E-Book Of Life (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2007)
After weeks of bad news about global warming and climate change, an exciting new project to map the world's bio-diversity provides some cheer.
- Dark Side Of Mining (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
AS the shadows lengthen on Keonjhar's main street, the tube-lit sign above Hotel Arjun flickers to life, illuminating both the entrance to the hotel and the cigarette seller next to it.
- Cubs In A Quandary: Will It Be Zoo Or Forest? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 11, 2007)
The two-year old tiger cubs from Chakradhara, which is part of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, who are now almost adults, are at that crucial juncture in their life when they move away from the protection of their mother, search for food, charter . . .
- Rare Vulture Spreads Wing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 11, 2007)
A rare vulture was released into the wilds of Thailand on Thursday, after bird flu fears thwarted plans to send the young bird to nesting grounds in Mongolia.
- Conservation Is The Key (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2007)
THE government’s failure to plan for the future lies at the root of the energy crisis currently engulfing the country.
- Kerala To Subsidise 6,000 Water-Harvesting Units (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2007)
The Kerala Government will subsidise construction of nearly 6,000 water-harvesting units this financial year.
- Fuel Versus Food (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, May 08, 2007)
Who could have foreseen that the commodity that powered the industrial revolution in the 19th century and fuelled economic growth in the 20th would trigger two if not three of the greatest public concerns in the 21st?
- A Last Gasp Effort To Save The Whaling Ban? (Hindu, John Vidal, May 08, 2007)
A naturalist and a U.K. Conservative Party leader make unlikely allies amid British moves to tip balance against Japan.
- Kalam Stresses Corporate Social Responsibility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Thrust on growth of creative leaders
SAIL, Tata Chem and NLC win CSR award
Building infrastructure for schools suggested
- The Unintended Fallout Of Biofuels (The Financial Express, Vikram S Mehta, May 08, 2007)
Who could have foreseen that the commodity that powered the industrial revolution in the 19th century and fuelled economic growth in the 20th would trigger two, if not three, of the greatest public concerns in the 21st.
- Mc Staff, Shopkeepers At Loggerheads (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Demanding action against shopkeepers involved in attacking anti-encroachment team, employees of the Udhampur Municipal Committee resorted to indefinite strike today, triggering civic crises in the town.
- Farm Policy Must Plough A New Furrow (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 08, 2007)
To achieve the goal of 4 per cent agricultural growth, the farm focus must turn to dryland agriculture, wasteland development, horticulture, organic farming and warehousing.
- Kalam Calls For Energy Independence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said there was a serious and immediate need for power reforms and energy independence as the country had a small portion of oil and natural gas resources compared to its huge population.
- Sweat It Out (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2007)
Heavy rains. Lives lost. Drought and crop failure lead to farmer suicides. This pattern is here to stay. Thanks to global warming. What are the implications for India? Plenty, says Jayalakshmi K
- Sweet Sweet Midi Maavu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2007)
The tender Midi Maavu at the fest in Shimoga had Veerendra P M slurping in gluttony desire.
- Flawed Power Plan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2007)
THE sins of the government are being visited on the people.
- Poaching For Bin Laden (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
In the jungles of India, local animal trappers have a new breed of client: Islamic militants using the trade in rare wildlife to raise funds for their cause. Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark report from Assam
- Jantar Mantar Now In New Light (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Next time you pass through the busy Parliament Street on way to Connaught Place late in the evening, an ancient solar observatory is sure to catch your attention. All four yantras (instruments) of the 18th-century Jantar Mantar has been lit up . . .
- Indians Stay Hot, Rally Past Jays (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
It is so early in the morning that the cooks in the roadside dhabas along India's National Highway 37 are asleep in their kitchens, their tandoors unlit.
- Clock Ticks For Hunt (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 04, 2007)
The Maltese Government says the spring hunting season can be justified under the EU Birds Directive, because the migratory patterns of the quail and turtle dove make it impractical to hunt them in the autumn.
- In Summer Some Things Are Not Okay (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, May 04, 2007)
Let us not forget to do our own bit as consumers of those services
- 3 Lakh Saplings To Be Planted Forest Department Bid For Green Cover (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
In an effort to increase green cover, the Madurai Social Forestry Division has proposed to plant three lakh saplings on private lands in Madurai and Theni districts.
- Dalma Tribals Up In Arms Against Forest Department (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Faced with mounting pressure from the Jharkhand state forest department to stop hunting wild animals in and around Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, the tribals living along the foothills of the Dalma Range and adjoining areas have decided to fight for . . .
- Load Management And Energy Conservation Plan In Three Days: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
The government has prepared an energy conservation and load management plan for the next three weeks under which shops in big cities would have to close by 8pm, Water and Power Secretary Ashfaq Mehmood said on Thursday.
- Forestry Fund Of Rs 3,500 Crore Unused (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
At a time when the government keeps on demanding more money for afforestation and environment protection, this will come as a shocker:
- Deora Meets Of Iran, Pakistan Oil Ministers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
Bid to narrow down differences on gas pipeline project
India ready to pay higher price, but the June 2005 agreement should be honoured
Transit fee demanded by Pakistan for supply of gas discussed
- King Cobra Conservation Project Comes To A Halt In Karnataka (Hindu, Pramod Mellegatti, May 03, 2007)
A project on the conservation of the king cobra, taken up by noted herpetologist Romulus Whitaker in the rainforests of Agumbe in the Western Ghats, has come to a halt following withdrawal of permission by the Forest Department (Wildlife Division).
- How Real Is The Iranian Pipeline? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 03, 2007)
Mr Praful Patel, a vice-president of the World Bank, said in Islamabad the other day that the World Bank is ready to fund the proposed $7.2 billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.
- India Seeks Stable Oil Prices; To Build Strategic Reserves (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
India has asked major oil producers to keep prices at sustainable level even as the Asia's third-largest oil consumer builds strategic reserves to protect itself from supply disruption.
- Tuskers Do The Task (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2007)
When a herd of elephants at the Dalma sanctuary in Jharkhand chased away 400 tribals hunting wild animals on the occasion of a traditional local festival, they did wildlife conservation a service.
- Ganga's Water Quality Improving: Govt (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
Water quality of river Ganga has shown improvement after completion of pollution abatement works under the Ganga Action Plan (GAP), government told the Lok Sabha today.
- Moscow Has Not Sold Out To Vulgarity (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Apr 30, 2007)
The funeral of the former Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, last week was remarkable not just for when it occurred, defying all medical forecasts, but for where.
- Early Diagnosis For Developmental Problems (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
A group of therapists launch website for child support
FIVE provides parents and the children a comprehensive package
"In our own environment we are defeated when seeking help"
- Hi-Tech System To Save The Lions (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
Wishing to lend a helping hand, albeit for a price, in saving the endangered Asiatic lions, a US-based firm, having one of its branches here, has offered a satellite-based monitoring system to keep a track of the wild cats.
- Dance Of The Peacocks (Hindu, K. JESHI , Apr 28, 2007)
A trek in the Anaikatty forest is a great way to get up close and personal with Nature.
- Rhinos Under Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
The bad news on the wildlife conservation front continues to pour in.
- Glorious Past, A Grander Future (Hindu, K. PRADEEP, Apr 28, 2007)
The renovation of the Hill Palace complex will now be possible with funds allotted by the State government, says K. PRADEEP
- Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
The first place that comes to mind when you mention bird sanctuary is Vedanthangal.
- Anybody There? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2007)
One of the issues that have stalked modern astronomers is the quest of a planet that might contain life.
- In Corbett Country (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
A walk along Jim Corbett Trail, one of the finest ecotourism trails in the Lower Himalayas.
- Ask Shahnaz (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Wash your face only twice a day with soap. After washing, mix rose water and lemon juice in equal quantities and apply it on the face, washing it off after 15 minutes.
- Set Up Special Farm Zones A La Sezs: Swaminathan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
Eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan has advised the setting up of Special Agricultural Zones (SAZs) in the country on the lines of the much touted Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to achieve food security and food sovereignty through . . . ..
- Ensuring Water Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
The water resources sector in India has witnessed rapid changes since Independence. The focus in the initial stages was on improving the irrigation infrastructure by way of huge investments in building large dams.
- More Stores Ask You To Bring Your Own Bag (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
How often do you hear a supermarket cashier ask, "Paper or plastic?"
In recent years, that question has more or less gone by the wayside.
- Payback Time (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 23, 2007)
From the present 6.5 billion, the world population is expected to grow to nine billion in the next 50 years.
- Dance Of The Peacock (Hindu, K. JESHI , Apr 23, 2007)
A trek in the Anaikatty forest is a great way to get up close and personal with Nature
- Tehri Dam Height May Endanger Slopes: Gsi (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Apr 23, 2007)
There is cause to worry over the fate of the Tehri Dam with a recent report of the Geological Survey of India finding the upper slopes over the rim of the Tehri reservoir to be highly unstable.
- Sex And Sensibility (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 21, 2007)
He was nicknamed a ‘buffalo’. A muscular youth, he became the butt of ridicule in our village when on his first night, his nubile, bleeding bride ran out of his thatched house with thatched walls screaming for life.
- Indian Sandalwood Raises Stink In Nepal (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 20, 2007)
Red sandalwood, a precious fragrant tree whose indiscriminate felling is a punishable offence in India, has raised a stink in Nepal, with the exposure of a thriving cross-border smuggling network that has Ministers at loggerheads.
- Olympia Technology Park Given `Leed Gold Rating' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
Olympia Technology Park, an information technology workspace located at Guindy near here, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold rating by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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