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Articles 2121 through 2220 of 3437:
- Softening Of The Border (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Nov 09, 2005)
UNLIKE individuals, nations can seldom afford mushy sentimentalism.
- For Those Who Love The Beauty Of Nature (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 08, 2005)
It’s a charming valley which need be explored, A R Bhat writes on the topography, history and the landscape of a lovely piece of land called Gurez
- An Agenda For Safta’S Dhaka Summit (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Nov 08, 2005)
The thirteenth summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) will be taking place over the coming weekend in Dhaka,
- Bonnet Macaque Tops In Wildlife Survey In Kanyakumari District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2005)
Joint initiative by Forest department staff and students of various colleges
- High And Dry On Vanishing Rivers (Hindu, Tom Phillips, Nov 07, 2005)
According to environmental groups, the drought in the Amazon region is a direct result of deforestation and global warming.
- The Aravali Region Under Threat (Hindu, Sunny Sebastian, Nov 07, 2005)
Uncontrolled mining for marble poses a grave danger to the Aravali region in Rajasthan — a barrier checking the spread of the Thar northwards.
- Meet On Naxal Problems Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2005)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Sunday said the Government will take firm steps to curb the naxal problem in the state.
- Strategy To Deal With Naxalites (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Nov 07, 2005)
The enormity of the challenge posed by various naxalite or Maoist groups in India has made the States affected by the ultras sit up.
- Flying With Butterflies (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 07, 2005)
A lone pilot has tracked millions of monarch butterflies on their epic annual migration from Canada to Mexico, touching down near their remote highland roost at the end of a 10-week odyssey in an ultra-light plane decked out in their gaudy wing colours.
- Doha Round On A Knife-Edge (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 07, 2005)
The Doha Round is delicately poised and it seems only a miracle at Hong Kong, the last checkpoint of progress, can push it forward. If the Hong Kong meeting has nothing important to tell the world about the ongoing negotiations the completion . . .
- Trade Ministers Including The U.S., Brazil, India, Japan And The Eu Meet In London And . . . (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 06, 2005)
The countries look eye-to-eye trying to stop a trade storm that can devastate the whole world.
- Champion Of The Woods (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2005)
Sunderlal Bahuguna is 79 but he has the same fire and zing in him to protect the forests, its people and the environment as he had when he joined the Freedom movement at the age of 13. Born by the Ganga and inspired by the lofty Himalayas, . . .
- Another Epic, Another India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 06, 2005)
The other day, I saw a deeply moving Bharata Natyam performance by the dancer, Priyadarshini Govind.
- Environment Policy: Designed For Disaster (Deccan Herald, Bittu Saghal, Nov 06, 2005)
According to India’s 10th Plan Document: “The pricing structure for water needs a serious review to reflect the scarcity value of water.” I would paraphrase that line to read: “The pricing structure for water sources needs a serious review to reflect ....
- The Trouble With Haphazard Mining (Hindu, Sunny Sebastian, Nov 05, 2005)
Hillocks are being flattened in the Aravalis in Rajasthan in the quest for marble.
- Animal Experiments, With Safeguards (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 05, 2005)
By suggesting a relaxation of norms for clearance of animal experiments, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has brought into focus an issue that has been dogging pharmaceutical companies and other institutions that use animals for scientific research.
- When The Earth Shook And Rumbled (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 05, 2005)
The Hindi word bhookump conveys the violence and horror of what actually takes place better than the Urdu words bhoochaal or zalzalaa (tremor), or the English description earthquake.
- Tea Anyone? (Hindu, SUBHA J. RAO, Nov 05, 2005)
Check out the tea estates at Kavarkal on Valparai Road
- Fall Of Bihar -By Shree Shankar Sharan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 04, 2005)
It is a great pity that a promising state like Bihar should be dragged down by misgovernance and labelled as backward. There is nothing basically wrong with Bihar.
- `Give Not A Windy Night A Rainy Morrow, To Linger Out A Purposed Overthrow' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 04, 2005)
JULY 26 saw Mumbai receiving 94 cm or rain in 18 hours. In recent days, Kolkata was rained out; Chennai received a record 42 cm of rains in 40 hours; and rains have damaged 700 km of roads in Bangalore.
- Poland's Patriotic Tartars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
The spirit of Genghiz Khan, the leader of the Tartars who swept into Europe at the end of the 14th century, is still present in a little Polish village.
- New Green Norm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2005)
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has taken the right initiative in streamlining the process of environmental impact assessment (EIA) of projects, big and small.
- Planning For Quake Recovery (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
THE October earthquake’s devastation of Azad Kashmir and parts of the Frontier province urgently requires realistic planning and effective implementation for alleviating victims’ misery and rebuilding their homes, businesses, villages and cities.
- Judicial Activism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 01, 2005)
The Supreme Court needs to be complimented for the steps it has taken in recent weeks to protect the public interest.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
Politburo adds to fears in IT industry
- Indian Soldiers Of Ww I Remembered (Hindu, Luke Harding , Oct 30, 2005)
Until recently there was nothing to identify the quiet, leafy spot where Jafarullah Mohammad and Mata Din Singh were buried. The two servicemen were among thousands of Indian volunteers who fought for Britain in the First World War, . . .
- Make The Job Guarantee Act Sustainable (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Oct 30, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Act, 2005 enacted on September 7, 2005 is a historic legislation for the simple reason that it has put the onus of providing employment on the government.
- Forest Walks Are Wide And Spacious (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 29, 2005)
Forests are where many stories begin from, such as, "Long, long ago, there lived a deer in a forest, and not far away was this wily fox!" If that can be terrifying, rest assured that children learn simple romance too from rhymes like, . . .
- No Loosening Of Control Over Loc (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Oct 29, 2005)
Unless India can turn the political opinion inside Kashmir in its favour, any softening of the LoC is not advisable
- Battling For Nature (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Even if it would serve to confirm its own ineptitude, the ministry of environment and forests should have no hesitation in accepting the army’s offer to involve itself in the protection of wild life and other conservation activities.
- Left Returns To Coordination Committee Meeting With Upa (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Oct 28, 2005)
Do not repeat mistake on Iran, says note to Government
- Don't Repeat Mistake On Iran, Left Tells Government (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Oct 28, 2005)
Left returns to coordination committee meeting, opposes FDI in retail sector
- Perils Of Fighting Insurgents (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Oct 28, 2005)
Consequent on the incident of killing of Manorma Devi in Imphal by Assam Rifles personnel and the agitation for the abrogation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that followed, the government set up the Justice Jeevan Reddy Commission . . .
- World Bank Loan For Vss (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
World Bank has sanctioned Rs. 650 crores for 2005-06 for promotion of Vana Samrakshana Samithis (VSS) in the State, Environmental Consultant of World Bank Reena Gupta said on Thursday.
- The Purana Tradition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The oral tradition in the dissemination of spiritual knowledge has been in vogue since time immemorial. This method ensures that any body of knowledge is preserved intact as the preceptor teaches his disciple directly.
- Pm Begins Talks To End Assam Revolt (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he would listen to all issues raised by a rebel group fighting for a separate homeland in the restive northeastern state of Assam.
- The Real Moral Lesson (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 26, 2005)
Amidst the deeply felt sorrow and concern at this month’s earthquake tragedy, strange voices have also been heard seeking to deflect the people’s attention from facing the catastrophe and preparing for the future.
- Quake Survivors See Militants As Heroes (Tribune, PAUL WATSON, Oct 26, 2005)
In the eyes of earthquake survivors, the heroes in this devastated valley are not soldiers or relief workers, but guerrillas notorious for suicide bombings and kidnappings.
- Avian Flu Hits India - India's West Bengal State To Test Dead Migratory Birds For Avian Flu (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Oct 26, 2005)
India, according to sources is hit with catastrophic consequence of Avain Flu.
- Police Gun Down Two Ulfa Militants (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Police gunned down two hardcore militants of the ULFA in an encounter at Mangaldoi in lower Assam on Tuesday.
- To Douse The Raging Forest Fire (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 26, 2005)
Instead of shelving the tribal bill, legislators can rework it to reconcile tribals’ claims to justice with the nation’s ecological concerns, writes Mahesh Rangarajan The author is an environmental historian. He has recently co-authored the book, . . .
- Wild? Well, Maybe (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2005)
Still unworthy of sanctuary
- Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding In Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Discharge from the KRS was increased to 93,000 cusecs by Sunday evening
- U.S. Forging A Partnership Of Expediency? (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Oct 25, 2005)
The six-country Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development & Climate has put paid to any hopes of getting the U.S. into the Kyoto Protocol.
- Nie Programme Launched At Kondotty School (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
The Newspaper in Education (NIE) programme of The Hindu has been launched at EMEA Higher Secondary School, Kondotty, in Malappuram district recently.
- Rs 30 Lakh Sanctioned To Tirupati Wildlife Circle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Inspector General of Forest (Wildlife), R B Lal said that a sum of Rs 30 lakh was sanctioned to Tirupati Wildlife Circle for various developmental activities and a part of it will be spent for the development of SV Zoological Park in Tirupati.
- How Mumbai Residents Were Short-Changed (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 24, 2005)
The Bombay High Court ruling on the development of textile mill lands exposes the absence of any vision for Mumbai in the people who plan for the city and those who implement the plans.
- The Worm Turns Ulfa’S Bias Unjustified (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2005)
That Ulfa treats Prafulla Mahanta with disdain even if he was respected as chief minister between 1986-90 comes as little surprise because the outfit holds him responsible for the “secret killings” of its cadres’ relatives during his second term . . .
- Special Force For Jharkhand Tourists (Statesman, DIPANKAR BOSE, Oct 23, 2005)
Left with egg all over their faces after the recent spate of looting of tourists in Jharkhand, particularly close to Netarhat hill resort and Betla forests, Jharkhand state tourism department and state police have finally decided to form an elite force me
- Amazon Forest Vanishing Faster Than Estimated (Hindu, Alok Jha, Oct 22, 2005)
Satellite images show that an average of 15,500 sq km of forest is being cut down by selective logging each year.
- Lay Down Arms First: Army Chief To Ulfa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
On the day the Centre formally invited the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for talks, Army chief Gen J J Singh made it clear that the insurgents would have to lay down their arms and surrender before coming to the negotiating table.
- Threat To Nepal (Statesman, J R Mukherjee, Oct 22, 2005)
Nepal, sandwiched between India and China has a population of 27,070,666.
- Challenge, To Both Mind And Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Dr. H.S.Shivaprakash's latest play Maduve Hennu (The Bride), presented by Aneka at ADA Kalamandira recently, turned out to be a fascinating experience both because of its rich content and the manner in which the director Suresh Angalli visualized it.
- Stepping Late (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 21, 2005)
The state rarely reaches out to those living on the margins. No wonder that the Assam government failed to prevent the ethnic carnage in Karbi Anglong district.
- China Redraws Its Roadmap (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 20, 2005)
As New Delhi hotly chases the unprecedented economic strides being taken by its big neighbour, China — which recorded two straight years of an annual growth exceeding nine per cent — the Asian dragon has realised its folly. It has decided to scrap the....
- To Mitigate And Prevent Disasters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- China’S Growth To Hit Environment (Tribune, Michael McCarthy, Oct 20, 2005)
Western politicians queue up to sing its praises. Economists regard it with awe and delight.
- Veerappan: Victims Of Police Cruelty Await Justice (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Oct 20, 2005)
A whole year has gone by after Veerappan was killed. Veerappan had lived in the forests bordering Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and was described as a forest brigand by the police, a sandal wood smuggler and a poacher.
- Anamalais Awaits Project Tiger (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Oct 19, 2005)
It will help in improving facilities and providing employment to tribals
- 3 Cheers For 2 Articles (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 19, 2005)
At the Bombay High Court, while arguing for Environmental Action Group, Mr I. M. Chagla clarified that he was not seeking a freeze on all development in the mill land.
- The Cloud Of Environment Clearance (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 19, 2005)
One of the objections raised by Mr I. M. Chagla, while arguing against the thirty-plus parties before the Bombay High Court was that none of the respondents who have started construction of residential/commercial premises have obtained the mandatory. . .
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 18, 2005)
Cracking up and wilting in the wilderness after the last Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be floundering in its quest for a leader.
- A Fire-And-Ice Trip (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Climbing the Kilimanjaro isn't easy. But Sarath C.R., who scaled the peak recently, says it is a matchless experience
- The Abode Of Hanuman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The Birth of Hanuman, Hinduism's most revered god, is shrouded in the mists of legends and myths. There may be many stories behind his birth, but the place where he lived with his group of monkeys is never in dispute,Kamala Vasudevan tells us.
- Islam In Turkish Politics (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- Rs.2.04-Cr. Sanction For Tiger Sanctuary (Hindu, P. Sudhakar, Oct 17, 2005)
To preserve forest wealth within Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
- The Safety Factor (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- How Growers Can Earn More (Tribune, P.S. Rangi, Oct 16, 2005)
The farm technology introduced in Punjab in the mid-1960s has resulted in a manifold increase in agricultural production, particularly in the case of wheat and rice.
- Jharkhand Cops To Learn Guerrilla Warfare (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
As part of its multi-pronged strategy to tackle the problem of extremism in Jharkhand, the state police headquarters has now decided to send its personnel to pick up guerrilla warfare skills from their counterparts in Nagaland and other North-eastern.....
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre And Forest Department Plan A Joint Venture In Kerala (Hindu, T. Nandakumar, Oct 16, 2005)
Genetic data to boost investigation into wildlife crimes in the State
- Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Oct 16, 2005)
The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
- Where Foresters Fail (Statesman, KISOR CHAUDHURI, Oct 16, 2005)
Poaching is a major curse but the bigger problem lies with forest officials who have failed to implement the laws
- Ensure Stf Men Get No Awards, Nhrc Told (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
It was alleged that policemen were now harassing the people who had testified against them before the Sadashiva inquiry panel.
- The Sky Over The Sea (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Oct 15, 2005)
It is a visual treat to watch the sun go down in the Arabian Sea from the Apsara Konda hillock
- Who Is Winning The War On Terror? (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
WAEL Abdul Latif, a Shia member of the Iraq constitutional committee, fears that he may have participated in the disintegration of his country.
- Mishandling The North-East (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Oct 14, 2005)
MOST of our policy-makers have little sense of history and even less of geography. Otherwise, the North-East of the country would not languish in a state of neglect.
- ‘Flooding Not Caused By Deforestation’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2005)
Deforestation cannot be blamed for widespread flooding such as recent massive deadly inundations in Central America, according to an international research report released on Thursday.
- How To Make Rural Job Guarantee Plan Effective (Tribune, Puran Singh, Oct 13, 2005)
Will the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme be able to provide 100 days employment as planned, to about 20-25 million job seekers at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore annually?
- The New Economics Of Ecological Capital (Hindu, John Vidal, Oct 13, 2005)
Here Is a conundrum, courtesy of Merv Wilkinson, one of Canada's oldest and wisest foresters. In 1938, he bought a few hectares of forest on Vancouver Island which, he reckoned, contained about 100,000 board feet of timber. Once every 10 years, he would h
- Interview: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
The naxalite problem in West Bengal, though not as serious as it is in Orissa and Jharkhand, is still a matter of concern for the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government in the State.
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