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Articles 1021 through 1120 of 3437:
- Set The Seedball Rolling (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 11, 2006)
Five million seedballs churned out in the hands of people who care for the environment. Five million seedballs that will then be dispersed in the dry areas of the state. Five million plants (or a few lesser) that will rise from the denuded land . . .
- A Drive Into The Present (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 10, 2006)
In my youth, the road I most often travelled ran between New Delhi, the capital of India, and Dehradun, the town where I was born and raised.
- Forest Officials Face Jumbo Problems (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Jun 10, 2006)
Forest officials in Coimbatore had a hectic day at Mettuppalayam on Friday.
- Don't Desert Drylands (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 10, 2006)
Drylands, cover more than 40% of the planet’s surface and affect more than 1 billion people.
- Andamans In "Losing Battle" With Poachers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The fragile maritime ecology of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is under threat from widespread illegal fishing, poaching of rare species and the collection of rare coral, a top official said on Friday.
- Uranium Plants: A.P. Plans Rs. 1,800-Cr. Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
An investment to the tune of Rs.1,800 crore is proposed for setting up two uranium mining and milling plants in Nalgonda and Kadapa districts in Andhra Pradesh, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar said here on Thursday.
- Wildlife Board Clears Polavaram Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The National Board of Wildlife has cleared the wildlife aspect of Polavaram (Indira Sagar) project after considering various aspects of likely submergence of the Papikondalu Wildlife Sanctuary under the project.
- Land And Man (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 09, 2006)
Indian statisticians do a thankless job. In the present, they can only go by what the sahibs tell them. Later when the facts come in they tuck them away in their reports and get the short end of the stick.
- Naspati Changes Lives For A Primitive Tribe (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jun 09, 2006)
Neterhat tribals now sport Onida TV, Hero Honda, Prestige cooker in homes as their fruit finds a demand across the east
- Iraq’S Most Wanted Man Killed In Airstrike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in an American airstrike on an isolated safe house north of Baghdad at 6:15 pm local time on Wednesday, top US and Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
- Mining Frenzy In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The terrible consequences of uncontrolled iron ore mining in Bellary district prompt a demand for its curtailment.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jun 09, 2006)
Interview with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
- Being Indian Doesn't Count (Pioneer, Tarun Vijay, Jun 09, 2006)
It is distressing to see the 'politically-correct' media leaving Kashmiri Hindus at the mercy of Islamists, says Tarun Vijay
- Haryana Finds Wonder Cure In Agri-Clinics (Indian Express, RAJENDRA KHATRY, Jun 09, 2006)
Haryana has taken the lead in financing agricultural graduates to set up agri-clinics and agri-business centres to help farmers.
- Babaji, The Incredible Yogi (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Jun 08, 2006)
Readers of the celebrated spiritual classic by Swami Yogananda Paramahamsa called the Autobiography of a Yogi, 1946, will doubtless recall the legendary name of Babaji, the immortal child-saint whose retreat is located in the Himalayas.
- Kanchenjungha (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2006)
How do we look at the mountains, and how do the mountains look at us? What roles do heights and distances play in the lives of our body, mind and eye?
- Take The Equity Aspect Into Urban Reforms (The Financial Express, Kala S. Sridhar, Jun 08, 2006)
Cost disabilities in public service provision must be factored in reform-linked assistance to states.
- Warily, India And China To Reopen Silk Route Trade (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 08, 2006)
As the rain sweeps across the high Himalayan pass, a Chinese soldier arrives at the three strands of barbed wire which separate his country's territory from that of long-time rival India.
- Will The Budget Promises Be Realised? (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 08, 2006)
What we have for 2006-07 is a true election year budget. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have been making no bones about it in its preparation stage.
- The Revered King (Dawn, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 08, 2006)
Most monarchies lost their divine status centuries ago and are now little more than titular figureheads.
- Biotechnology-Based Units Ideal For Hp, Says Phdcci (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the Himachal Government to focus on research, economic practices and a comprehensive plan with an implementable roadmap for the hill state’s transition into a knowledge-based economy.
- Get Power Out Of Civic Waste, Says Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) can perhaps consider installing mini power plants, which will run on municipal waste.
- Govt Removes Hc-Indicted Ifs Officer (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 07, 2006)
Even as the State Government today removed him from his additional posting of Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW), High Court-indicted IFS officer R D Tiwari has been asked to continue as head of the World Bank aided Rs 300 Cr Integrated Watershed . . .
- French Translation Of The Two Great Epics (Hindu, AUROGEETA DAS, Jun 06, 2006)
Attentive readers of Serge Demetrian's Le Ramayana and Le Mahabharata will find clues that reveal their oral source. Demetrian has translated the two great epics into French from oral narratives, particularly those recounted in Kancheepuram.
- Celebrating Chief Minister's Birthday In An Eco-Friendly Manner (Hindu, S. Prasad, Jun 06, 2006)
Bio-diesel being used in vehicles owned by Hosur Forest Division
- The Dry Facts (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 06, 2006)
The United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) could not have chosen a more fitting theme than desertification for this year’s World Environment Day.
- Not The Last Word (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 06, 2006)
It is obvious that the last word has not yet been heard about the Hill Kaka relief scam.
- Earthly Triangle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 06, 2006)
World Environment Day was observed on 5 June with the customary platitudes and the annual protestations of concern.
- Eco-Innovate To Combat Change In Climate (The Financial Express, MADHAV MEHRA, Jun 05, 2006)
This can often be done with minimal costs and sometimes even profitability.
- Air In India Highly Toxic, Says Report (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 05, 2006)
Indians are being exposed to dangerous levels of highly toxic gases, including volatile organic compounds and sulphur gases, through the air they breathe.
- Afforestation Leads To Change Climatic Conditions In North, Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 05, 2006)
Indian history and heritage is witness to our oldest culture which flourished in the great green Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal as well as in other hilly areas.
- Environment Day: Afforestation Is The Mantra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
With "Deserts and Desertification" as the focus of the World Envrionment Day , State Governments and NGOs are undertaking massive tree plantation drives, all with an aim to restore the dwindling forest cover.
- India's Tigers In Losing Battle Against Poachers (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jun 05, 2006)
On a routine patrol of a vast jungle in the central highlands in April, forest guards came across a gruesome scene.
- Terrorists Planned To Bring Tokyo Terror To London (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 05, 2006)
Islamic terror suspects were planning a chemical attack in London similar to the 1995 outrage on the Tokyo underground, which prompted last week's counter-terrorist operation in east of the British capital in which one person was shot and another . . .
- There's More To Gut Feeling Than We Thought (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jun 05, 2006)
We may not be entirely human, say gene experts studying the DNA of hundreds of different bacteria in the human gut. They estimate that 90 per cent of cells in our body are bacteria.
- Will You Step Into My Arbour? (OutLook, Khushwant Singh, Jun 05, 2006)
Excellent tracing of Delhi's Grand Trunk Route. A must in every educated house, school, college and library.
- Cooling Heels As Globe Warms (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 05, 2006)
Last month at the UN Conference on global warming, India's Secretary to the Ministry of Environment & Forests said that "ending" the country's poverty had to take precedence over the limiting use of fossil fuels that are widely blamed for causing . . .
- Pretty Little Pictures Of Bastar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Those who cherish Adivasi culture should visit Bastar in Chhatisgarh during Dusshera when all the deities from the villages congregate at the temple of Danteswari in Dantewadi, writes D B N Murthy
- Through Country Roads (Hindu, KISHORE IYENGAR, Jun 04, 2006)
Rolling meadows, dream villages and rugged coasts. Devon's celebrated countryside makes an ideal destination.
- Galbraith The Green (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jun 04, 2006)
Galbraith's 1958 essay throws up issues which may turn out to be fundamental ones in the 21st century.
- Into The Great Mountains (Hindu, Kanchi Kohli , Jun 04, 2006)
The Tirthan valley in Himachal Pradesh is a heady combination of spectacular landscapes, mystic forests and musical birdcalls.
- Ancient Landfall (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Where did the Pallava ships go from Mamallapuram? A trip to Bujang Valley in Malaysia provides the answer.
At long last, we were standing on the Pallavas' landfall beyond Mamallapuram.
- Charge Sheets Against Former Ministers Filed (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, Jun 04, 2006)
Cases registered against them a decade ago
- Management Of Water Resources (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Jun 04, 2006)
The need for achieving the highest possible standards in the management of India's water resources is self-evident.
- Bad Boys Finish First (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 03, 2006)
Everyone praises the truthful and runs down liars. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty, we have to concede that liars get a better deal in life than the truthful.
- Save Trees (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 03, 2006)
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has stood up for trees and environment and banned tree felling in the state. Surprisingly, despite indiscriminate felling over the years, the government has not taken effective measures to check the menace and . . .
- Spirituality Alone Can Contain Terrorism: Sri Sri Ravishankar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
`Any number of legislation will be of no use if people are not spiritual'
- Gears That Move The Innards Of Growth (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 03, 2006)
Three books by Indian writers chart the course of economic growth in the country, looking at it from various angles — the sources of growth, growth theory and macroeconomic policy. Interesting and informative reads, says D.MURALI.
- Oil Spill From Vessel Continues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Coast Guard taking steps to contain slick from ship that ran aground off Karwar coast
Devbag beach near Karwar is affected by oil slick
Experts airlifted to the wrecked ship to locate the source of oil leak
- Naxalites Blast Phone Exchange (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Naxalites blasted a telephone exchange at Satyanarayanapuram in Charla mandal in the early hours of Thursday. Some 25 armed persons entered the CDoT exchange installed only four months ago and asked the watchman and other members to leave the . . .
- Determined Effort (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Vairagya (dispassion), a prime requisite for renunciation, is not easily attained, since worldly attractions remain a powerful source of distraction. Sometimes extreme grief or disappointment can generate this feeling with a finality that leads to . . .
- Hitler's Dark Dreams (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
With most Germans preferring to shun the study of their Nazi past, the German Historical Museum will encourage them to rediscover it, says David Rising
- Reserve And Destroy (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 02, 2006)
As the populism fire rages, Indian forests are under profound threat.
- Q&a: 'Mangroves Also Emit Greenhouse Gases' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
After leading a study on methane emissions from southern India's coastal wetlands, R Ramesh , director of Anna University's Institute of Ocean Management, is now one of the principal investigators for Indoflux, a pioneering initiative in India to . . .
- Rs.30-Lakh Grant For Jatropha Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
DRDA responsible for overall supervision
- Forest Fundas (Indian Express, Shankar Gopalakrishnan, May 31, 2006)
In his piece on tigers (IE, May 25), Jay Mazoomdar claimed that the government has to make a “choice” between the “tiger” Bill and the “tribal” Bill.
- Final Four-Lane Stretch To Chandigarh Faces Land Hurdle (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, May 31, 2006)
The National Highway between Ambala and Chandigarh, notorious as the killer stretch, is at last taking baby steps towards safety and decongestion.
- Ruined Temple That Unites Hearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The uniqueness of the annual festival in the Mangala Devi Kannaki temple, Periyar, is that it is conducted under the supervision of the forest, police and revenue departments from both Kerala and Tamil Nadu, says Susheela Nair
- Tracing A Pilgrim’S Trail (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , May 31, 2006)
The yatra season in Uttaranchal has just started and pilgrims are coming from every nook and corner to pay their obeisance to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines perched on the lofty peaks of the Himalayas.
- "Half Of M.P. Children Malnourished" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Right to Food Campaign's report also points to high child mortality because of hunger
Right to Food Campaign in M.P. has been working on issues linked with malnutrition and lobbying for efforts to ensure food security for children in the State . . .
- 2 Naxals Killed On Orissa Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Exchange of fire with a team of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh police at Tekuguda
Incident occurs after combing operations by joint teams of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa police
Joint forces come across big gathering of Girijans in forest
Naxals escape . . .
- An Ecological Patriot's Vision (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, May 30, 2006)
A tribute to the acute perspective that M. Krishnan brought to the study of nature
- Pelf In Paradise (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
On the surface, there seems to be no disputing chief minister Pawan Chamling’s claim that his ruling Sikkim Democratic Front’s biggest achievement is “human security”, something he claims has even been “acknowleged nationally”.
- Jatropha Cultivation In India (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 30, 2006)
Hope you would be aware that in India more than one lac people commit suicide every year.
- Dolphins In River, Assam Town Eyes Leap In Tourism (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 30, 2006)
After being a picnic spot for the locals, this sleepy little township of Kukurmara, 40 km west of Guwahati on way to Goalpara, has woken up to promising future — as an eco-tourism hotspot of Assam. Reason: the presence of 30 odd fresh water . . .
- Tourism Zone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
I submit that entire Nilgiri district should be converted as a tourism zone. The main five zonal centres comprising Udhagamandalam, Coonoor, Gudalur, Kotagiri and Kundah regions are scenic spots.
- Celebrate The Kipunji Monkey (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 29, 2006)
The discovery of a new primate in the high altitude forests of Tanzania is yet another compelling piece of evidence that science has a lot more to explore in the natural world.
- The Heart Of India (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh government plans to tap the State's tourism potential to generate employment and attract international attention.
- Loyalty To Dharma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
It is disheartening at times to see the irony of virtuous people wedded to Dharma suffering while those who violate laws prospering.
- Tiger Trail: Has Manipur Gone The Sariska Way? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
According to a news item published in the latest issue of the Northeast Sun magazine, fully grown tigers were being killed and their bones and skins sold in the international market.
- Let All Know (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 29, 2006)
"(a) & (b) Plastics are polymers of long-chain hydrocarbons derived from petroleum.
- Inside A Magical Rainforest (Hindu, S. RAMAKRISHNA, May 28, 2006)
The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, once described by Salim Ali as "the richest bird habitat in peninsular India", lives up to its reputation.
Hornbill Camp is a great, working case study of low-impact eco-tourism in India.
- Coming Home To Malnad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Kuvempu’s house that has been converted into a museum as well as the Kuvempu Centenary Memorial Building are fitting tributes to one of the greatest cultural personalities of our times, writes Vidya Maria Joseph.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Prasanna’s Desi Jeevana Paddati is both a critique of modern lifestyle and an attempt to evolve an alternative, sustainable lifestyle, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Revitalise Extension Services: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
`Bureaucratic hurdles coming in the way of restructuring the system'
- Nature's Splendour (Hindu, S. RAMAKRISHNA, May 28, 2006)
Kaziranga is an example of how an area can regain its natural vitality if given due protection.
- Gill Crafts Ultimate Battle Plan In Chhattisgarh: Hit Maoists Hard, Hit Them Sure (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, May 27, 2006)
Supercop KPS Gill, now the security adviser to Chhattisgarh Government, has outlined his plan of action to stamp out Maoists from the State. Gill, credited with winning the war on terrorism in Punjab, has already submitted his blueprint to the . . .
- Investment Hotspot (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 27, 2006)
In a short span of time, the State has projected for itself an investor-friendly image.
- Dharma Protects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Dharma is the cornerstone of the Vedic tradition and it encompasses all aspects of human life.
- `We Are Happy But Not Complacent' (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 26, 2006)
I am extremely happy that we have got a two-thirds majority, with more votes and more seats.
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