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- Depleting Ozone Layer: B’Lore Feeling The Heat? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Bangalore may be at risk from depleting ozone layer. A burgeoning auto-rickshaw, vehicle and factory population coupled with the presence of Nagarhole and Bandipur forests, 220 km and 190 km away respectively, may be increasing the risk for Bangalore,....
- Iaf Rescues Four Marooned Persons On Amaravathy Bank (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Dec 12, 2005)
They were caught in the water released from Amaravathy dam
- National Green Corps Activities To Be Expanded To 50 More Schools (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
50 more schools to be inducted into the unit
The activities of the National Green Corps, implemented to conserve nature and popularise the concept among schoolchildren, is being expanded in Kozhikode district.
- Big Seizure Of Arms In J&k; Two Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Militants explode IED in Baramulla district as a convoy of security forces passes by
Security forces kill a militant in encounter
Joint operation in forest area in Kupwara
- The Victor And The Vanquished (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Dec 12, 2005)
In the man-animal conflict, triggered either by lack of space or fear of disease and famine, man wins hands down, says Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- Two Top Naxalites Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
In a major blow to the CPI (Maoist), two top naxalites were killed in an alleged encounter with the police at Marrivemula village in Pullalacheruvu mandal in Prakasam district on Saturday morning.
- When Our Tribals Can Take For Granted Schools And Roads, Power And Health (Indian Express, MAHASWETA DEVI, Dec 11, 2005)
Empowerment to me means the empowering of the people I have been fighting for the last so many years. Have they been empowered?
- New Forests Could Make Climate Change Worse (Hindu, Tim Radford, Dec 10, 2005)
Scientists warn that expanding forests in temperate zones could add to global warming.
- One Medical College Gets Mci Nod (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
start new medical colleges during 2005-06, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has recommended permission for one......
- Neglect Of Forests (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2005)
A front-page report in The Tribune on Friday revealed that Punjab forest officials had carried out fake plantations in Dhar subdivision of Gurdaspur district under a Japan bank-aided scheme and the accompanying photograph showed dumped saplings, . . .
- The Duty Of Doubt (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 10, 2005)
We live in an age of marvels. Devotees flock to a forest in Nepal to pay homage to a 16-year-old boy who has been in a meditative trance for six months, without nourishment
- Storm Signals (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 10, 2005)
This is possibly the grimmest end-of-year statistic. The United Nations Environment Programme has announced that 2005 will go down as the most expensive year due to severe weather conditions around the world.
- The Other Face Of The Evil That Is Lashkar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Ejaz Butt's extraordinary story illuminates the lives of the foot soldiers of the organisation'sjihadin Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bird Flu Wary Asia On Guard Against Migratory Birds (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 09, 2005)
Forest guard Bhola Abrar Khan peers through binoculars scanning the skies for migratory birds that descend on one of India's biggest bird sanctuaries each winter.
- All For Votes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2005)
The tribal world of Jharkhand, it seems, is up for grabs. The sangh parivar and the left are competing for the soul — some would say, the votes — of the state’s tribal population.
- God Immanent In All (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
A person who is desirous of realising God must learn to allow his heart to prevail over his mind. As human beings are endowed with an evolved intellect, invariably it is the rational faculty that dominates over the heart. God is beyond ratiocination and h
- 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 . .
- Kashmir: Terror Build-Up Triggers Alarm (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 08, 2005)
Many Lashkar operatives seem to have infiltrated in the wake of the earthquake
Up to 100 cadres have crossed LoC since October 8
Activation of new Lashkar cells in Jammu
Degradation in defences because of quake
- A Taste Called Strawberry (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 08, 2005)
It has got taste, use, beauty and more. In J&K the fruit is grown in a small scale as it doesn’t last longer Syed Mudasir Shafi writes on the history, botany and agronomy of a fruit called strawberry
- The Use Of Reuse (Deccan Herald, S KUPPUSWAMY, Dec 08, 2005)
Reusing something is not only economical, it also teaches us lessons about values
- No Substitute For Cutting Back (Deccan Herald, George Monbiot, Dec 08, 2005)
We have missed the fact that biodiesel is worse than the fossil-fuel burning it replaces
- There Are No Zero Sum Games On The Edge Of This Forest (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Dec 08, 2005)
It WAS my second trip to Ranthambhore last month.
- Naxalite Menace: Finding A Way Out (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, Dec 08, 2005)
The ''Compact Revolutionary Zone'' that provides the north-south link between the Nepalese Maoists and the Andhra Pradesh naxals is stealthily moving eastwards to cover Orissa in a major push that has worried the Union Home Ministry.
- Changing Tack To Stay In The Fray (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 07, 2005)
The Naxalite leadership in Andhra Pradesh has ushered in strategic and tactical changes in the functioning of its cadre. It has shifted its local guerrilla squads (LGSs) deep into the forest and brought in three-member teams of armed cadres to . . .
- Forest Cover Falls In Himachal Pradesh (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Dec 07, 2005)
With merely five of the 12 districts in Himachal, including the two tribal districts of Lahaul Spiti and Chamba, registering an increase in the forest cover in the latest report of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the foresters have a challenging . . .
- Rain Ends, But Residents' Cup Of Woes Overflows (Hindu, Kannal Achuthan, Dec 06, 2005)
Houses in Kotturpuram, Manapakkam and Ramavaram submerged
In Ambattur industrial estate, work has been badly hit in 500 of the 2000 units
Many residents commute by boat to buy essential items
- Projects Need 4,400 Acres Of Forest Land In Kadapa District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Special officer on Godavari projects convenes high-level meet
- Sc Forms Committee For Rehabilitation In Taj Corridor (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court today constituted a high-level Committee to look into the removal of debris and rehabilitation of the affected people in the area due to construction of the controversial Rs 175 crore Taj Heritage Corridor, which has now been stopped.
- Naxals Target Police Outpost In Raid On Border Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Some families, which had information about the raid, leave the village
No harm caused to any villager
Villagers summoned, warned against allowing revival of police outpost
Tough task for police to continue the outpost in operation
- Chandy For Dissolution Of Palakkad Municipal Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Legal status of Cardamom Hill Reserve will be examined'
- Over Population: Mother Of All Problems (Daily Excelsior, Swati Sharma, Dec 05, 2005)
These days, our country is facing a lot of problems. If solution of one problem is found out then other one starts cropping up. What is the reason that our country is facing a series of unending problems? Because problem of all problems is still . . .
- Something Smells (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 05, 2005)
Or why else is Ulfa dilly-dallying?
Ulfa leaders’ obsession with continued army counter-insurgency operations in Assam defies understanding.
- Taking Liberties With English (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 05, 2005)
Every once in a while a political columnist suffers from what is known in the fourth estate as writer’s cramp’. This is more a mental than a physiological condition and describes his sudden inability to come up with a worthwhile subject on which . . .
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
In the middle of the old Grand Trunk Road a temple sits under a peepul tree. The surrounding highway is being widened to four lanes, and vehicles barrel along either side. But the temple and tree thwart even greater speed, and a passing contractor . . .
- A Touch Of Glamour To A Primate Existence! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Hugh and Colleen Gantzer live it out in a tree house in Wayanad.
- Beypore Boats Sail Into Oblivion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The boat yard in Beypore, once famous for supplying hand-crafted boats to the Gulf, has now fallen silent, thanks to its inability to keep step with changing market demands, says M. A. Siraj.
- Infiltration Along Loc On The Rise (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Dec 04, 2005)
Security forces have been taken by surprise by the increase in militant attacks during the last one month rule of chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad..
- Wonders Of The Wild (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Dec 04, 2005)
We need wild animals because we are dependent on them, says Ruth Padel, in conversation with
- Uttaranchal To Constitute Tourism Police (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
On the pattern of Kerala, Uttaranchal will have its own tourism police to provide better environment to tourists in the state.
- A Magic Betrayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Despite all the despairing comments, the book ends on a positive note. Tigers in Red Weather, Ruth Padel, LittleBrown, Rs. 833.15.
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- Jungle Raj (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Hard work has gone into hiding the stripes of the tribal bill, cleared by the cabinet and ready for Parliament now. But the result will still be the same: once enacted, the proposals will effectively end conservation.
- Treating Scientists Like Animals, And Animals Like Fodder (Indian Express, BAHAR DUTT, Dec 03, 2005)
Now that the Tribal Bill has been cleared, the animal versus people debate will start all over again. Most of the discussion will miss the central point: Our failure to protect fast diminishing wildlife is embedded in our failure to work with two . . .
- After Volcker Damp Squib, Nda Primes Mitrokhin Ammo Next (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
With the parliamentary debate on the Volcker Committee report turning out to be a damp squib, the BJP-led Opposition is now keen to have a discussion on the Mitrokhin Archives and former US ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s book, . . .
- Fall In Line (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Now that the Supreme Court has spoken for chiru the State Government should drop what evidently is hesitation to faithfully implement the ban on production of "shahtoosh" shawls. A three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ruma Pal, . . .
- State Of Real Growth (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 02, 2005)
When the prime minister says he wants to generate at least 10 per cent growth in India, we all not only wish it but long for it. However, what urgently needs doing is a radical correction of colonial laws that rule us in this new and highly . . .
- Sabarimala: Pac For Statutory Status (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
This will ensure smooth implementation of master plan, says panel
- Tiger, Tiger... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 01, 2005)
Tigers have fallen prey to methodical massacre in Arunachal Pradesh’s 1,985-sq km Namdhapa reserve forest or what else would explain the reported sighting of a lone animal which, too, is now untraceable?
- Cash, Not Land, On Offer For The Displaced (Hindu, Meena Menon, Dec 01, 2005)
Despite Supreme Court orders to the contrary, Madhya Pradesh is offering cash and not land to those displaced by the Narmada project.
- Quake Survivors Plead For Help In Indian Kashmir (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Dec 01, 2005)
Sarwar Jan and her eight shivering children collect a handful of twigs to light a fire in their little tin shed as it snows heavily outside.
- Walking A Year, In War With Aids (Telegraph, CP Bhambhri, Dec 01, 2005)
Ajay Panwar gave up a year of college in the hills of Mussoorie to walk the nation’s highways, past deserts, coastlines and forests.
- House Informed Of Anti-Naxal Force (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Karnataka has informed the Centre that a force has been constituted to deal with the Naxal problem in the State, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
- Golden Palanquin Arrives From India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Borders won’t ruin friendship and vice versa, says Elahi
* Amritsar-Nankana bus service to begin soon
- Tribal People And Preserving Prime Forests (Hindu, Vikram Soni, Nov 29, 2005)
The proposed Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Land Rights) Bill 2005 could sound the death-knell for prime forests. This could also result in the end of the tribal people's identity, which derives from the forests.
- Eta Star To Invest $100 Million On Projects In The Country (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Property development projects planned in Bangalore
The Gardens' residential complex is spread over 16.2 acres on Magadi Road
ETA Ascon keen on entering shipbuilding sector
Company bidding for several highway projects
- Science For The People (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 29, 2005)
It’s good to see India finally decide on setting up an Earth Commission: a panel of meteorologists, geo-physicists, oceanographers, atmospheric and space scientists to study and understand the dynamics of the monsoon.
- Kurinji Blooms Again, Through Tissue Culture (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Nov 29, 2005)
Taxonomists identify 31 species Over 30 species of the plant have been i
- Changing Climate Change (Daily Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 28, 2005)
Fossil fuels are plentiful, but harmful; renewable sources like wind are good for the climate but not plentiful. Solar power is plentiful but not cheap.
- Nepal To Probe Mystery ‘Buddha’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Authorities in Nepal urged religious groups and scientists on Sunday to help solve the mystery of a meditating teenaged boy who some believe is an incarnation of Buddha.
- Lioness Found Dead In Gir Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
An adult lioness was found dead in the Jasadhar range of Gir Sanctuary, Forest Department sources said here on Sunday.
- Of Intertwined Strands Of Strength... (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Nov 28, 2005)
Several successful initiatives in Indian reform make for the strength of the economy today
- Changing Climate Change (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 28, 2005)
The 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1990, and 2005 is likely to be the warmest ever.
- Linking Of Rivers: Challenges And Opportunities (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Nov 27, 2005)
Water has played a vital role in the growth and decay of civilisations. It is the commonest substance on the earth but only one per cent of it is available for human consumption. Thus, it needs to be managed economically and wisely.
- Enjoy The Best Of Both Worlds (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Nov 27, 2005)
five hour drive from Bangalore and you can be transported to India’s own ‘Switzerland’ alias Chikmagalur.
- Challenge And Response: Disaster Management Plan — Ii (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 26, 2005)
In identifying and assessing hazards, an important step is to carry out a vulnerability analysis. Vulnerability is the ability of a system (or element) to withstand, avoid, neutralize or absorb the impacts of hazardous natural events.
- Revive Kyoto At Montreal (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Nov 26, 2005)
Too many acronyms and jargon tend to confound rather than inform; little wonder, then, why global warming is no big deal for most.
- Kollidam Carries 3.37 Lakh Cusecs Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Flood threat continues in Thanjavur district though there is a let-up in rain
- Rs. 30-Crore Regulator Planned At The Mouth Of Kolleru Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Forest and Environment Secretary submits report to Ministers
Government to seek Rs. 600-crore loan from external agencies
There is a possibility of bringing 45,000 acres under cultivation
Strict implementation of GO No. 120 sought
- Be Firm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 25, 2005)
Minister for Forests Tariq Hamid Qarra is not the first to declare that timber smugglers will be dealt with an iron hand.
- Train Mows Down Elephant In Assam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
“A herd of wild elephants was trying to cross the railway track when the accident occurred,” said Divisional Forest Officer Narayan Mahanta.
- An Integrated Disaster Management Plan (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 25, 2005)
If Karachi were to be hit by an earthquake similar to the one experienced on October 8 in Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, it could result in the death of three to five million people and the city being pushed back on the time-line by some 100 odd years.
- Support The Creative Self-Empowered (Hindu, Rajeev Sethi, Nov 24, 2005)
Helping the talented poor cope with the new global markets will bring more meaning to our education, and help us pay back the debt for our hugely privileged and subsidised training. Citizens must support and express solidarity with what is increasingly be
- The Grandeur Of Evolution (Deccan Herald, Verlyn Klinkenborg , Nov 24, 2005)
Human beings did not understand their place in nature before Darwin.
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- The Looming Demographic Deficit Crisis (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Nov 23, 2005)
CHANGE, at varying intensity in different time-frames, is a fundamental aspect of human population all over the world. Demography is the study of populations, their size, composition, spatial distribution, and the interconnected causes and consequences of
- Carbon Finance: Realigning Business Thinking (News International, Malik Amin Aslam, Nov 23, 2005)
The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol earlier this year heralded the official start of the carbon finance business on a global scale.
- Vanishing Trees (Times of India, G K GUPTA, Nov 23, 2005)
I couldn't finish my official work in the town where I had already spent two hectic days. My stay had to be extended with little to do in the intervening Sunday.
- India Says It Busts Major Tiger Poaching Ring (Reuters, Heath Kelly, Nov 23, 2005)
JAIPUR, Rajasthan (Reuters) - Police have busted a tiger poaching ring responsible for killing at least 10 animals in one of its premier wildlife parks, an officer said on Tuesday.
- Unease Over Environment Clearances (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 23, 2005)
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification draws protests.
- Assam Moots Restaurant Chain For Vultures In Peril (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Nov 22, 2005)
Forest officials of the Assam government are seriously considering a proposal to set up an exclusive chain of “restaurants for vultures” in the suburban and rural areas of the state.
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