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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Reeling Under A Power Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 19, 2007)
On April 16 Hyderabad suggested what may be in store for Pakistanis in the summer of 2007 and even beyond that.
- Army Indifferent To Ecology? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 19, 2007)
When an eminent journalist like Kuldip Nayar states that the ecology of the Delhi Ridge is seriously imperiled (April 6), his concerns cannot be brushed aside. He also pointedly faults the Army for certain acts which have “endangered the flora and . . . .
- Ignca Attempts To Revive, Conserve Ancient Traditions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
In its bid to revive, rejuvenate and conserve ancient vocal traditions and visual art, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is now adding new dimensions to its initiatives by undertaking interdisciplinary field surveys and . . .
- Gujarat Appoints Permanent Panel To Protect Asiatic Lions (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Apr 18, 2007)
It will probe into poaching of big cats in Gir sanctuary
Central panel arrives in Gujarat
Shifting of animals to other States opposed
- Commerce For Conservation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 18, 2007)
The international gathering of tiger conservationists in Kathmandu this week will be in a sombre mood. The number of wild tigers is at an all time low — between 2,000 and 3,000 — probably half of what was believed a few years ago.
- Call Of The Wild (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Apr 17, 2007)
The recent poaching of six lions for claws in the Gir forest has led to calls for better policing and protection. The immediate response of both the Union and the Gujarat state governments has been on expected lines.
- Woods, Water And Wings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
It is my first RLT. I did not sleep a wink last night. It seemed like a blind date — I did not know what to expect. I realise later I should have snored away merrily.
- Just Chill, Stop Using Coal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 16, 2007)
Apropos the editorial, "India's dirty secret" (April 12), you have called India a major polluter of the environment, assuming that we use 'obsolete technology', based on partial reading of the World Bank report, "Strengthening Institutions for . ..
- Painting Pretty Petals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
Botanical artist Hemlata Pradhan sat under an umbrella in torrential rain painting a Snow Orchid. Benita Sen meets the talented artist during her first show in India.
- Climate Change Threatens Sundarbans (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Climate change and human interference may destroy much of Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh as well as 25 other World Heritage sites, says a new Unesco report.
- Woods, Water And Wings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
It was my first RLT. I did not sleep a wink the previous night. It seemed like a blind date — I did not know what to expect. I realised later I should have snored away merrily.
- No Sign Of Green (Frontline, Ashish Kothari, Apr 14, 2007)
AT the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, India along with other member-countries of the United Nations, committed itself to a path of sustainable development. In 2002, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in . . .
- Brazil 'Positive' About Civil Nuclear Cooperation With India (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva's visit to India in June, Brazil, a member of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group on Friday said it had no issues with civil nuclear cooperation with India and struck an optimistic note on the G4 . . .
- Global Warming And India (Hindu, N.R.Krishnan, Apr 13, 2007)
Adaptation to climate change is a worthwhile end to pursue. India should do what it needs to do and not what others want it to do.
- Moderation In Use Of Natural Resources (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 13, 2007)
Religious principles and guidelines in terms of conservation of natural resources / natural world play a pivotal role for one and all.
- India's River Delta Islands Washing Away (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
In front of his small mud house lies the wreckage of what was once his village. Half of it has sunk into the sea.
- Gujarat's Lion King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2007)
Coming after the extermination of tigers at Sariska National Park in Rajasthan, the killing of lions in Gujarat's Sasan Gir completes a nightmare period for India's conservation movement.
- Peace Process ‘Based’ On Pak Promise On Terror (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 11, 2007)
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today enumerated how the US was important for India in a vast range of issues, including for bringing about the much-needed second green revolution.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 10, 2007)
The warning of a catastrophe has never been so stark and chilling, indeed so resonant that at least two countries had sought a dilution before the statement was hammered out in Brussels last weekend.
- Improving The Lot Of Captive Elephants (Hindu, Kumaran Sathasivam, Apr 10, 2007)
It is fairly common in parts of Asia to encounter elephants in captivity. Note that the term used is "elephants in captivity", not "domesticated elephants".
- Tigers Fading Fast In Last Stronghold (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
Hope is fading in the fight to save the tiger in India, the animal's last stronghold, according to Indian conservationists.
- Rising Power Shortage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 09, 2007)
With surging demand outstripping supply, the rising power shortage is forcing Wapda to increase loadshedding with the onset of summer.
- The Other Side To Rajasthan (New Indian Express, NAMITA KOHLI, Apr 09, 2007)
Hitherto, my association with Rajasthan had been of a rather peculiar kind. Courtesy the Chatwals soiree at Udaipur, the Raveena Tandon affair, or the Liz Hurley-Arun Nayar shindig at Umaid Bhawan, the region was painted as the grand fantasy . . .
- Rediscovery Of Egypt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 07, 2007)
The modern world has not been kind to the pyramids of Giza. Just a generation ago they were out in the desert, which is how they still look in the postcards, shot from carefully selected angles.
- From Cellulose Talk To Wood Stock (The Financial Express, Gurumurti Natarajan, Apr 06, 2007)
The world over, the primacy of agriculture is set to take on more wondrous roles, extending far beyond meeting the functional needs of food, feed and fibre against a backdrop of inexorable deterioration of climate triggered by global warming, tsunamis and
- Q&a: Reinvent Museums, Connect With Communities (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 06, 2007)
As chairman, AusHeritage, Australia's network for cultural heritage services, Vinod Daniel's work revolves around conserving and nourishing trans-geographic heri-tage and cultural traditions. "I studied chemical engineering in IIT Madras and Delhi . . .
- Sustain Integrated Growth (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 05, 2007)
Inflation can be tackled only through sustainable agriculture and creation of jobs in non-farm sector.
- Sharks Deserve Same Protection As Pandas (Hindu, George Monbiot, Apr 04, 2007)
IF THESE animals lived on land there would be a global outcry. But the great beasts roaming the savannahs of the open seas summon no such support.
- The Developmental Challenge In Rural India (Hindu, Somnath Chatterjee, Apr 04, 2007)
This is essentially about helping the rural sector realise its own potential by using the gains of modern science and technology and industrial development.
- Wood Hungry China A Threat To Ecosystems (Tribune, Peter Finn, Apr 04, 2007)
China’s voracious appetite for foreign timber is the direct result of its campaign to protect its own forests, even as its demand for wood has exploded.
- Drying Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 03, 2007)
It is becoming difficult for India to look away from the reality of global warming. About 80 per cent of the Himalayan glacial cover might melt because of the rising temperatures and confront India with a severe freshwater crisis around 2030.
- Hutongs — Repositories Of A City's History (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 03, 2007)
The narrow alleyways that represent an organic connection between Beijing's present and past are fast disappearing.
- Need For New Thinking On Water Problem (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2007)
The governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka need to recognise that there will always be a water shortage and the cause is not the failure of Mother Nature or God but increased demand.
- Hunter’S Bond (Indian Express, George N Netto, Apr 03, 2007)
During the Raj few bonds were stronger than those forged between Munnar’s shikar-loving British tea planters and the local Muduvans, their tribal trackers. It was an attachment cemented by a common interest — hunting.
- Maoists In Nepal Make It From Mines To Ministries (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 02, 2007)
Eleven years after they had introduced a new phase in Nepal's history by launching an armed insurgency, the Himalayan nation's Maoist guerrillas on Sunday added a new one by joining a coalition Government with a pledge to build a new Nepal.
- Nepal’S Maoists Move From Mines To Ministries (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists), which was banned as a terrorist organisation, has transformed itself into a parliamentary party with 83 legislators. It is now one of the top three driving forces in the new government with five key ministries.
- Salvaging The Turtle (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
The failures of conservation officials are often highlighted and their successes berated. However, one such success story is unfolding in Orissa where Bhitarkanika forest officials, with the help of local villagers, have recently managed to salvage . . .
- Palm Oil Threat To Rain Forests (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
In a global village, the consequences of a nation's consumption spread beyond its borders.
- Bird’S-Eye View (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
The author captures India’s amazing diversity of birdlife in this must-possess book.
- Recycled Water For Parks: Bbmp Promise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
If the budget proposals of the BBMP are fulfilled, eco-lovers will have more than a reason to smile.
- It’Ll Cost Bangaloreans To Be Greater (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
The “proud” citizens of Bruhat Bangalore will have to dig deeper into their pockets in the coming months, with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) proposing to impose many fresh cesses and fees, revise all user charges and re-introduce the . .
- Common Agenda Before Nepal Oath (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 31, 2007)
Nepal’s political parties have chosen to first work out an agreed common agenda for governance before joining the interim government including the Maoists. The interim government is now likely to be sworn in tomorrow.
- Salvaging The Turtle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 31, 2007)
The failures of conservation officials are often highlighted and their successes berated. However, one such success story is unfolding in Orissa where Bhitarkanika forest officials, with the help of local villagers, have recently managed to salvage . . .
- Polymers: The Crude Chain Reaction (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 30, 2007)
The ever-growing demand for plastics, fibres and petrochemicals can be sustained only with reasonable crude oil prices.
- Centre Move Breathes Fresh Life Into Cash-Strapped Asi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Dharwad Circle, has got a shot in the arm with the Central Government launching the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) last week.
- Indian Farmers Abandoning Cotton (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
At the crack of dawn, Prakash Powar's family in Kulzari village in Maharashtra's cotton-growing Vidarbha region is up and about.
- Saarc Therapy For Regional Prosperity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2007)
As India prepares for the 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi on April 3-4, it would be useful to recall the NAM summit held in Cuba in December 2006.
- Hidden Eco-Dangers Of Hydropower (Hindu, David Adam, Mar 29, 2007)
Generating electricity with water appears to be a clean option, so why are soaring emissions being recorded at hydropower plants?
- Andhernagri Chowpat Raja (Tribune, I. S. Chadha, Mar 28, 2007)
Once upon a time there was a king. He was known more for the speed with which he dispensed justice than for its quality.
- Allow Sale Of Captive Elephants To Curb Illegal Trade: States (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
Assam and Kerala, besides other states, have asked the Centre to help them take care of a jumbo-sized problem. They want the Union ministry of environment and forests to legalise and simplify rules for the sale of almost 3,500 captive elephants in . . .
- A Birder's Trail (Hindu, Sridevi Pillai, Mar 27, 2007)
Siruvani-muthikkulam is one of the most beautiful and least explored of forest areas in South Western Ghats. It is an important watershed, crucial to both Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore's drinking water comes from the Siruvani Sagar) and . . . .
- Farm Sector Needs Specific Approach (Business Line, S. Srinath, Mar 27, 2007)
While presenting the Budget, the Finance Minister recalled the quote of Jawaharlal Nehru that everything can wait but not agriculture. Thus, he decided to allocate 15 minutes of his speech to the sector.
- 687.80-Cr. Credit Plan Launched For Tiruvannamalai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
Focus attention on rural non-farm sector, Collector urges banks
- Rationalising Water Use (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 24, 2007)
Mismanagement, not scarcity, is said to be the primary cause of water-related problems round the globe.
- Sunil Sethi: Watch How The Flowers Fall (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Mar 24, 2007)
A press conference was held some days ago in Tokyo by the chief horticulturist and keeper of the city’s parks to issue a public apology. Due to uncertain weather conditions, he said, the cherry blossom would not be in complete flower.
- Rs 10-Crore Temple Package In Tn Budget (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
Continuing its spree of temple initiatives, the DMK government today announced a Rs 10 crore programme to give a face-lift to 48 temples, many of them more than 1,000 years old.
- "Make Water Management A National Obsession" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Mar 23, 2007)
Unless water becomes everybody's business... we will not build a movement for water-secure India, says Manmohan Medha Patkar: "... Senior police officers used abusive language. Some of the women were slapped, boxed, their arms twisted and their . . .
- Maathai Symbol Of Empowered Woman: Kalam (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Mar 23, 2007)
Nobel Laureate Waangari M. Maathai, the now-legendary mother of the green belt movement in Africa, has a new target in life--to mobilise the plantation of one billion trees across the world.
- Learn To Value (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2007)
Looking after monuments and antiques is more than a question of laws, money and bureaucracy.
- Sharing Of Water A National Issue: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2007)
Calling for a bipartisan approach to the issue of water sharing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country should optimise the use of “increasingly scarce and competed resource.”
- Nehru Award Conferred On Wangari Maathai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2007)
In recognition of her courageous struggle for noble causes: Kalam
- Going Down The Drain (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 23, 2007)
Statistics show that this year’s World Water Day couldn’t have had a more germane theme than ‘Coping with Water Scarcity’.
- Forestry's Future Lies In Regeneration (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Mar 21, 2007)
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has evolved the National Forestry Action Programme to spread forests from the present 64 million hectares to 109 million hectares.
- "Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Deal A Major Opportunity" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2007)
U.S. Energy Secretary Bodman calls for a push forward with necessary next steps
The agreement is good for the global non-proliferation system
Major component of clean energy strategy must be n-power
- World’S Major Rivers Drying Up: Wwf (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 21, 2007)
Pollution, dams and climate change could destroy some of the world’s most important rivers in coming decades, causing severe water shortages and the extinction of a number of fresh water species, a leading conservation group said today.
- Wonders Reviewed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 21, 2007)
The vote on the Seven Wonders evokes both predictable and puzzling responses.
- Farm Subsidies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 20, 2007)
US CONGRESS is gearing up for one of its twice-a-decade fights over a farm bill. Past battles have not produced a sensible policy, and this year's debate already is off to a troubling start.
- Bda Ignored Forest Department's Plea While Acquiring Land: Report (Hindu, Raghava M. , Mar 20, 2007)
Probe team recommends action against Jerome
It accuses top officials of ignoring the Forest Department's pleas
- Don't Punish The Whole Tribe (The Economic Times, Bharat Banka, Mar 16, 2007)
The need to develop infrastructure is now more or less a given. The magnitude (proposed at $400 billion) and contours of infrastructure investment gives the impression that the entire nation is being rebuilt in one-tenth the time of its . . .
- Borneo’S Clouded Leopard New Cat Species: Wwf (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 15, 2007)
A type of leopard found on the South-east Asian island of Borneo and believed to be related to its mainland cousin is in fact a completely new cat species, World Wildlife Fund said.
- Defend Tigers, Not Their Numbers (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Mar 15, 2007)
The spirited defence of the official claim that there are about 70 tigers in Melghat by an expert like Vishwas Sawarkar does not surprise (‘Big cats and the numbers game’, IE, March 10).
- Bio-Fuels: Future Beckons, Present Stalls (Business Line, Gurumurti Natarajan, Mar 15, 2007)
In the Indian context, the key to the knotty problem of meeting the growing energy demands without jeopardising the food security of the masses lies in the starchy roots of tapioca.
- Stories Of The Land (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2007)
COLLEGE girl guides or rangers, as they were known then, of the ’60s and ’70s would often sing a ditty which went something like this:
- Tiger In The Book (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Mar 13, 2007)
Myths are broken and new ones are made as the reader progresses through this book.
- Engineering Feat Or Desecration? (Tribune, Andrew Gumbel, Mar 10, 2007)
Depending on your point of view, the new Skywalk jutting out over the southwestern rim of the Grand Canyon is either an irresistible attraction giving visitors a whole new perspective on the breathtaking scenery below, or an abomination that . ..
- Big Cats And The Numbers Game (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2007)
The article, ‘Where is Melghat Tiger?’ (published in the Pune edition of The Indian Express, February 26), has raised serious concern about the status of the tiger in the Melghat Tiger Reserve, located in Maharashtra’s Amravati district of Maharashtra.
- Rs.13 Crore For Third Phase Expansion Of Technopark (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2007)
Regional Cancer Centre to get Rs.9.5 crore
Telecom city to be set up
Rs.196 crore for the development of Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram
- Nabard Help For Tribals To Set-Up Orchards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2007)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will help 1,000 tribal families in South Rajasthan district of Dungarpur to develop one acre orchards each with forestry species on the periphery of the land for seven years.
- New Ways Of Measuring Growth (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 09, 2007)
A country's state of development is normally a function of its economic growth which, in turn, is measured all over the world by means of gross domestic product (GDP). But is GDP all?
- Sustainability Report: Itc Among First 10 In The World (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2007)
ITC Ltd has emerged as the first corporate from India to find a place among the first 10 companies in the world to publish its Sustainability Report in compliance with the latest G3 Guidelines of the Netherlands-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
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