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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 3437:
- Pak Becomes Fortress Ahead Of Bush Visit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Hours before the arrival of US President George W Bush here, Pakistan's capital was today virtually turned into a fortress with security forces taking up positions at vantage points and forested hills overlooking the city, a day after the killing of...
- Into The Heart Of Darkness (Statesman, Christian Allen Purefoy, Mar 04, 2006)
Deep in the gloom of the Niger Delta swamp, a motorboat carrying eight men in balaclavas, camouflaged flak jackets, and brandishing Kalashnikov assault rifles, sweeps past. Passing abandoned oil installations in the shadows of the mangroves, they ...
- Realising A Vision (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Mar 04, 2006)
M. Ramachandran, Uttaranchal Chief Secretary, spoke about the State's efficient administrative machinery and its contributions to realising the political leadership's vision of development. Excerpts from the interview:
- Tigers Maul, Kill Labourer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
In a gruesome incident, a casual labourer was mauled and killed by three tigers at Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger safari on the outskirts of the city on Thursday morning......
- Tiger Reserve Status Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
The Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department is likely to seek Tiger Reserve status for the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary with a recent field survey suggesting that population of the big cats is robust in the area.
- India To Join Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
It focuses on political, public attention on growing threats to wildlife
Seven major US-based environmental, business groups have joined the coalition
India and the US have been collaborating in wildlife conservation since 1989
- Did You Miss Something In The Budget? (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Mar 02, 2006)
Before you pass judgment on the budget, answer a simple question. What is India’s greatest economic asset? Look beyond our skilled human capital and acknowledge a sector that yields an estimated Rs 70-80,000 crore per annum.
- Commercial Production Of Underutilized Fruits (Daily Excelsior, Prakash Magdum, Mar 01, 2006)
Do you remember when was the last time you tasted Jamun? Or for that matter Karonda? You may not remember. Have you seen them recently? Most probably not, if you are living in a city.
- Parthenium Management In Kandi-Areas (Daily Excelsior, Dr Anil Kumar, Mar 01, 2006)
Weed management has been a major concern for all the farmers but the menace is of more concern in dry and Kandi areas where these unwanted plants not only extract excessive amount of water but also create health hazards for the poor farming community.
- 'Make Udhagamandalam Best Holiday Destination' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Scope for promoting tourism in hill station enormous: Governor
Udhagamandalam must be made the most sought-after vacation destination in the country, said the Governor, Surjit Singh Barnala, while inaugurating a training programme, . . .
- Naxalites Kill 25 Tribesmen (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
In stepped-up violence, Naxalites ambushed two trucks killing at least 25 tribesmen and injuring 34 others, besides hijacking a third truck carrying about 125 villagers in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.
- Marginal Slash In Project Tiger Fund, Environment And Forest Ministry Gets Rs 241 Cr More (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Budgetary allocation for Project Tiger was cut marginally in the Budget while funds given to the ministry of environment and forests were increased by Rs. 241.84 crore.
- Journey In Self-Reliance (Hindu, Padmini Swaminathan, Feb 28, 2006)
The inside story of SEWA by its founder — of being poor, women, and self-employed
- Court Seeks Status Report On Bangladeshi Immigrants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Petition alleges inaction in preventing illegal entry of immigrants and seeks their deportation
- Tiger Terrain Again (Hindu, ANAND SANKAR, Feb 28, 2006)
Prerna Singh Bindra's book, The King and I, claims to take a new approach in writing about wildlife conservation
- Where Are Yesterday’S Budget Ideas? (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Feb 28, 2006)
Before today’s budget comes up with another list of new schemes for rural India and the environment, it may be worthwhile to look at where we have progressed with regard to some of the big announcements of earlier budgets.
- Thousands To Protect Bush On First India Visit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
About 5,000 personnel including snipers, commandos and U.S. marines using helicopters, bomb detectors and electronic jammers will protect President George W. Bush during his visit to India this week, officials said on Monday.
- Jobs Assured For 1.5 Lakh Rural Poor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Central rule ensures 100 days of employment
3,259 register in Muthalamada grama panchahayt
Grama, block and district panchayats have a key role to play in implementation
Clean water, resting place for children, first aid assured under the scheme
- ``Urban Development Cannot Supersede Environment Concern'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Executive acting under public trust could not abdicate natural resource: Court
- Icmr Plans Labs To Tackle Bird Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will set up US-funded bio-safety level-three laboratories in Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Pune to tackle any outbreak of avian flu, ICMR Director General N K Ganguly told reporters here on Sunday.
- Nepali Troops Kill 16 Maoist Rebels In Clash - Army (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Nepali soldiers killed at least 16 Maoist rebels on Sunday in fighting in the west of the revolt-torn Himalayan nation, the army said.
- Left-Government Gap Widens: Bardhan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
"Stability of the Government hinges on adherence to common minimum programme"
Government toeing the line of NDA in foreign policy
CPI would pin the government to its commitment
Would oppose FDI in retail sector
- 3 Policemen Feared Killed In Maoist Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
At least three policemen were feared killed and two others seriously injured when a jeep in which they were travelling was blown up in a landmine explosion in the Bandwan area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Sunday.
- Naga Truce To Help Fructify Negotiations (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Feb 27, 2006)
The six-month extension of the ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in force since 1997, merits welcome albeit with a rider. It merits welcome because in most circumstances it is better . . .
- Nepal: 16 Maoists Killed In Clashes With Security Forces (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Al least 16 Maoists were killed and 11 soldiers injured in a clash between the rebels and security forces in Palpa district of western Nepal.
- Bird Flu Scare Over N-E (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Northeast Indian states have sounded maximum alert in the wake of bird flu outbreak while the poultry market has been affected by the avian influenza scare with sale of chickens and eggs declining drastically over the past few days.
- Shutdown In Valley Over Handwara Firing, Iraq Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Kashmir valley today observed total shutdown to register an emphatic protest against killing of four young civilians in Army's firing at Doodhipora, Handwara, on Wednesday as also the blasts that damaged two revered shrines of Shia Muslims . . .
- Phantom Tigers Still Burning Bright (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Feb 24, 2006)
These days, a not insignificant part of the non-Muslim world is averse to a not insignificant part of the Muslim world and, almost definitely, vice versa. This has actually been the case for hundreds of years but the numbers have gone up since 9/11.
- State Rapidly Losing Its Forest Cover (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Feb 24, 2006)
Forests account for only 17.5 per cent of the total area
What little is left is under severe stress and mostly degraded
"Adequate attention not paid to assess biodiversity"
Nilgiris tops the list of district-wise forest cover
- Beating About The Bush! (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 24, 2006)
If forthrightness is the very antithesis of diplomacy, it needs to be said that both the Indian and the US establishments are diplomatic to a fault! Suddenly it has been made known to the nation that one more round of talks . . .
- Budget To Focus On Small Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
No hasty decision on FDI in retail sector, says Manmohan Singh
More credit to farmers at lower cost
Prices under check
- Tuskers Give Forest Dept A Tough Time (Deccan Herald, Biswendu Bhattacharjee, Feb 24, 2006)
Tripura forest department has asked the foothill population of Autharomura hill range in West Tripura to keep a close watch on wild tuskers due to increased reports of elephant movement in the area recently.
- Tiger Census A Smokescreen? (Statesman, Yudhajit Shankar Das, Feb 23, 2006)
Even as wildlife officials and Wildlife Institute of India battle over the much hyped tiger census according to the ‘IUCN methodology’, The Statesman has learnt that no such methodology exists.
- Bird Flu: Intensive Farming Link (Hindu, John Vidal, Feb 23, 2006)
Animal farming and man's intrusion into the environment are major factors in the spread of new diseases.
- India Will Sign Two Unesco Conventions On Culture, Heritage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
India will be a signatory to UNESCO conventions on promotion of cultural diversity and intangible heritage, Secretary to the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Neena Ranjan, said in Mysore on Wednesday.
- Chilika Birds Die, Bird Flu Ruled Out (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Contamination of a portion of Chilika lake around Nalabana Birds Sanctuary in Orissa has resulted in the death of over 1,700 migratory birds within a span of 45 days, a senior official said, and ruled out bird flu as the cause of birds’ death.
- Game For Tiger, Salman Is God For Bishnois (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
In stark contrast to people like Bollywood star Salman Khan and cricketing legend Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who have ended up on the wrong side of the law for allegedly killing black bucks, members of Bishnoi community in Rajasthan . . .
- Forest Rights Bill: House Panel Under Left, Bjp Fire (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Protests from the Left and the BJP members led the chairman of the Joint Committee on the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill to give an assurance that it would try to present the joint committee’s report on the bill in the House as soon
- Europe's Urban Areas Still Growing (Hindu, Nicholas Watt , Feb 22, 2006)
A Unep report warns of the dangers of the urban sprawl.
Europe's Urban sprawl increased by an area three times the size of Luxembourg in the 1990s, highlighting the continent's failure to protect the environment, a report warned on Monday.
- Get Serious About Wetlands (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2006)
Wetlands, which cover seven million hectares in the country, are rightly described as the "kidneys of the ecosystem."
- Wildlife Census Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
A survey of animals and its habitat titled `Monitoring Tigers, Co-predators, Pray and their Habitats' began in Silent Valley National Park, Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary and other forests of the district on Monday.
- Karna: Bird Sanctuaries Placed Under Surveillance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Karnataka has taken preventive measures in its bird sanctuaries and tanks frequented by migratory birds in view of the outbreak of bird flu in Maharashtra, a top official of the Forest department said today.
- Plea On Forest Rights Bill For Sts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Left parties, BJP demand its early tabling
Is the Government delaying the Bill, asks the BJP
The committee would do its best to submit the report early: panel chairman
- Culling Of Birds Continues In Two States (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 22, 2006)
Railways ban chicken dishes and eggs, notwithstanding Centre's advisory that serving these items is safe
More than 2.5 lakh birds killed
25 tonnes of feed destroyed
Payment of compensation begins
- On The Fast Track (Telegraph, R.C. Acharya, Feb 22, 2006)
Recently, the United Progressive Alliance government had stated that dedicated freight corridors for railways will be introduced with huge dollops of private investment.
- State Denies Flu Outbreak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
The State government on Monday ruled out bird flu as the cause for the death of chicken in a poultry farms in Shimoga.
- Pawar: Avian Flu Confined To Navapur Taluk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
strategic action has been initiated
Migratory birds could have caused infection
Medicines rushed
Industry will be protected
- Changing The Face Of Global Security (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Feb 20, 2006)
The underlying theme, promoted by the U.S. and Germany, of the 42nd Munich Conference of Security Policy was that NATO must have the pivotal role in the 21st century's world order.
- Forest Department Hauled Up For Delaying Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
The department is reportedly reclaiming land set aside by gram panchayats for developmental works
- Tiger Census Starts Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
The tiger and other predator estimate will be launched in the district on Monday.
- Stray Jackal Rescued From Taramani House (Hindu, P. Oppili, Feb 20, 2006)
The animal is under stress: Wildlife Warden
The wildlife authorities in Chennai rescued a jackal that strayed into a house in Taramani on Saturday
- Indian Style Of Cooking Kills Bird Flu Virus (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 20, 2006)
It can't survive Indian summer
Virus sensitive to common disinfectants
Need to dispose of culled birds
Report sighting dead birds to authorities
- Human-Made Disasters Have More Impact On People: Health Care Expert (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Natural disaster victims stoically bore losses
Human-made disasters are causing much more severe impact on the people than the natural ones. The victims are so shaken out of their wits that it would be difficult for them to get over the trauma . . .
- Salman Should Have Known The Bishnois (Indian Express, DEVYANI ONIAL, Feb 20, 2006)
Whoever told Salman Khan about Jodhpur’s graceful chinkara and black buck obviously forgot to tell him about their formidable protectors, the Bishnois. Known for their commitment to conserving wildlife, in Jodhpur they inhabit about 24 villages in the Gud
- Leopard Terror Grips Uttaranchal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
At the fag-end of the winter season, the man-leopard conflict is raging in the Himalayan region of Uttaranchal. There had been a series of leopard attacks in various parts of the Garhwal and Kumaon regions, which had kept wildlife officials on high alert.
- More Ministers Will Be Inducted Soon, Says Kumaraswamy (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 19, 2006)
Attempts being made to mollify miffed legislators
Many MLAs unhappy about not being made ministers
Some ministers unhappy with portfolios
List of chairmen of boards and corporations being prepared
Appointments to be made in two phases
- Bursting With Life! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
I feel that the only way to review this remarkable book is to describe it carefully at the macro and micro levels and let the reader judge for himself. It has the shape, size, looks and feel of the particularly splendid coffee table book . . .
- Agribusiness Clinics (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Bhushan, Feb 19, 2006)
Traditionally, Indian has been subsistence oriented with low energy and low amounts of inputs use and with very low involvement of private sector.
- No Escape! Salman Sent To Jail (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Bollywood star Salman Khan was sentenced to one year imprisonment and fined Rs 5,000 by a Jodhpur court for killing black bucks.
- Team Hdk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Governor T N Chaturvedi, who returned to Raj Bhavan late on Friday night after attending the Art of Living’s Silver Jubilee celebrations is expected to sign the notification on allocation of portfolios to new ministers on Saturday morning....
- Creative Solutions, Sarkari Style (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 18, 2006)
The many ways in which officials in a region gripped by crisis try to deal with it can be intriguing. Even entertaining. From advising farmers to plant crops in line with zodiac signs to suggesting they bear arms against moneylenders — it's all happening
- `Tiger Conservation Authority Planned' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
"Effort would be made to see that 33 per cent quota for women became possible"
National Plan of Action for Children approved
Commission for Protection of Child Rights to be set up
Criminal Procedure Code amended for greater protection to women
- Stamp Paper Scam: Top Cop Gets Bail From Sc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The highest-ranking police officer arrested in Karnataka in connection with the fake stamp paper racket, former Assistant Commissioner of Police T G Sangaram Singh, was on Wednesday granted bail by the Supreme Court.
- Tiger Conservation Authority Planned, Says President Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
"Effort would be made to see quota for women became possible"
National Plan of Action for Children approved
Commission for Protection of Child Rights to be set up
Criminal Procedure Code amended for greater protection to women
- Greenpeace Hails Recall Of Clemenceau (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Upgrade to international standards, the environment group tells Alang ship-breaking industry
Create a new model for India-European trade
AITUC demands improved facilities at Alang
- Bangladesh Bans Entry Of Toxic Ship (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Bangladesh has taken a cue from India by banning the entry of the toxic-laden ship, SS Norway into its waters.
- Threat To Democracy-Ii (Statesman, AMLAN DATTA, Feb 17, 2006)
Maoism should be thanked for drawing attention to the rural problem in India. Since Independence, the country has been ruled by an elite of which the leading component is an urban educated middle class which dominates the administration . . .
- Synchronised Tiger Census On (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Feb 16, 2006)
The eight-day project involves over 150 volunteers and forest officials
- Multilateralism Key To Growth (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Feb 16, 2006)
It’s only through multilateralism that India and other developing countries can reach the MDGs
- Black Clouds Over India (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 16, 2006)
India’s decision to join the Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC) project was inevitable, given the mounting evidence that the ABC dramatically reduces monsoon rain in the subcontinent.
- Tourism Promotion Activities Should Be Eco-Friendly: Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Efforts will be made to promote adventure sports
- Tree Cutting In Nara (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 14, 2006)
IF the Sindh wildlife authorities don’t look out, pretty soon the province will be losing another chunk of its natural surroundings.
- ‘Maoist War In A Decisive Phase’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Observing that the Maoists’ “guerilla war” has reached a “decisive stage” in parts of 13 states, military experts said law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country so far underestimated its impact and suggested that talks be held with . . .
- Saving India's Endangered Wildlife (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Feb 14, 2006)
We deserve no right to live over this globe, if we don't bear sympathy in mind for a variety of animal life that surrounds us,
- Centre Commissions Coastal Hazard Zone Mapping Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A management system essential to protect coastal communities
- Using Science To Save A Cat (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Feb 14, 2006)
A tour de force of science-driven conservation advocacy by a tiger biologist
- Tiger Census In State Begins Tomorrow (Hindu, P. Oppili, Feb 14, 2006)
It will focus on the status of habitat, which was not included earlier
The census would be taken up in the entire 22,800 sqkm. of forest areas in the State.
The Wildlife authorities conducted trainers' training programmes for the officers.
- North-South, East-West, Nowhere Corridors (Indian Express, KANDULA SUBRAMANYAM, Feb 13, 2006)
This was perhaps more daring a dream than the Golden Quadrilateral—highways to connect four corners of India, Srinagar with Kanyakumari, Silchar with Porbandar.
- Maoists' Guerilla War Has Reached A Decisive Stage: Experts.... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Observing that the Maoists' "guerilla war" has reached a "decisive stage" in parts of 13 states, military experts have said law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country have so far underestimated its impact and . . .
- A Gift From The Fundoos (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Feb 12, 2006)
It’s not as if we have forgotten what the Hindu fundoos are capable of. But since the electoral defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre, many of us have been tempted to take a break from foregrounding resistance . . .
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