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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 3437:
- The Plight Of Niger's Starving Children (Hindu, Christian Allen Purefoy, Jul 27, 2005)
Over 400,000 children are at risk in Niger's worst hit area. Aid begins to trickle through but this is only the start of the nation's nutritional crisis.
- Disaster-Prone Management (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jul 27, 2005)
Rajesh Seth's heroism in pulling out ill-fated passengers from the train stranded in flood waters summed up the state of relief operations in flood-ravaged Gujarat
- Army Relief For Kin Of 3 Killed Civilians (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2005)
In what the Army calls an error of judgement, three teenaged civilians were killed by security forces at Bagargund-Trehgam.
- Conserving Reserves Of Mother Nature (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
SUNIL KUMAR M talks about the plans for conservation reserves outside protected forests and the special reserve to house our peacocks at Bankapur, to help give the national bird a new lease of life.
- Celebrate The Rainy Season And Be One With Nature (Times of India, KOMALA VARADAN, Jul 26, 2005)
Rain has been described as the link between heaven and earth. A symbiotic relation between all life and the natural environment is a prerequisite for the realisation of cosmic harmony.
- Army Regrets Killing (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jul 26, 2005)
Very distressing and nothing could diminish its magnitude'
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- Finding More Space For The Asiatic Lion (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jul 25, 2005)
The need to create an alternative habitat for the Asiatic lions — now confined to the Gir sanctuary in Gujarat — is growing
- A Change They Were Not Ready For (Hindu, Sharath S. Srivatsa , Jul 25, 2005)
It has been a difficult but incomplete transition of their lifestyle for the traditional food gathering tribal people of the Nagarahole National Park who have been rehabilitated at Nagapura on the periphery of the dense jungle.
- Under Cover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2005)
Among the country’s natural resources, forests are perhaps the most vulnerable to human depredation.
- Karnataka’S Dense Forests Wither (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jul 25, 2005)
As per a forest survey report, Karnataka has lost a considerable amount of tree cover as a result of encroachment, urbanisation and illegal felling of trees.
- Left To Demand Discussion On Defence And Foreign Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Defence cooperation framework agreement with U.S. to be raised
- Women Talk Of Rights (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 25, 2005)
Shobha De ko gussa kyon atta hai? A recent event organised to discuss women’s issues by FICCI ladies went completely astray as the moderator Shivani Wazir introduced panelist Shobha and asked the author to please tell them how she stayed so fit.
- The Shooting Star (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2005)
It is not often that a popular icon transcends his medium to turn into an enduring - as well as endearing - cultural phenomenon. Tintin, the comic book hero created by Hergé, is one such character.
- Stalking India’S Own ‘honorary Tiger’ (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jul 24, 2005)
An amazing tale of a youngster drawn to blood sports, who later became a fierce protector of the animals that he hunted.
- Championing The Cause Of Environment (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 24, 2005)
Known as one of the top five most powerful persons in Asia and recipient of the Time “Environment Hero Award”, Dr Vandana Shiva now aspires to get a Nobel Peace Prize.
- Village Growth Hit By Lack Of Road (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Jul 23, 2005)
Jungi, a village of some 200 souls, is not an odd name. Ask anywhere, in Tatapani on the banks of the swirling Satluj, and people can direct you to this village that falls in Mandi district.
- Increase Forest Cover (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 23, 2005)
Afforestation efforts must be coupled with stringent measures against poachers
- The Shooting Star (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 23, 2005)
It is not often that a popular icon transcends his medium to turn into an enduring - as well as endearing - cultural phenomenon. Tintin, the comic book hero created by Hergé, is one such character.
- Thinning Forest Cover (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jul 21, 2005)
THE GENERAL trend of a decline in dense forests across the country, as revealed in the State of Forest Report, 2003, is evident in the southern States too.
- Green Capital (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 21, 2005)
IT is heartening that Delhi has actually gained 58.84 sq. km of forest cover, but the news for the rest of the country is not so encouraging.
- Terrorist Strikes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 21, 2005)
THERE is no end to terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir. The number of such incidents may have come down, but terrorists continue to make their presence felt. They struck in Srinagar on Wednesday soon after Army chief General J. J. Singh gave an accoun
- Missing Tigers: Probe Ordered (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Jul 21, 2005)
The Rajasthan Government on Wednesday ordered an enquiry into the missing tigers of Ranthambhore National Park.
- Tiger Census Reports To Be Probed (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 21, 2005)
Did the big cats really exist in national parks of Rajasthan or the census reports always exaggerated figures. Confounded by the latest report of the Tiger Task Force, the state goverment is now going to get the previous census reports probed.
- Awe Inspiring Elu Sutthina Kote (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 21, 2005)
The historical fort in Chitradurga with its picturesque surrounding locales makes an ideal choice for a weekend getaway.
- Food Stops Highway Traffic (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2005)
Some years ago, vehicles en route to the holy Amarnath shrine were often stranded in severe traffic jams at Nashari, a landslide-prone part of the Jammu-Srinagar highway.
- Tiger, Tiger Dwindling Fast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2005)
Confirming the long speculated suspicion, the Rajasthan government on Monday said that the numbers of big cats in the state’s premiere Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve has declined to 26 as against 35 in 2001-02.
- The Second Eden? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2005)
They hold the mirror to the past of the human race. They still are what we were some 50,000 years ago. And they came in one hop from Africa and settled on Andaman & Nicobar islands back then, says an Indian study. But... they may soon become extinct.
- Black Buck Found Hunted In Forest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2005)
A black buck was found hunted in the Chitta reserve forest area in Bidar on Sunday.
- Media As Partner (Tribune, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Jul 17, 2005)
INDIA has built a reputation for its democracy and for providing leadership to one billion people of diversified cultures, languages and religions.
- Vale Of Flowers Gets World Heritage Tag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
Valley of Flowers, an irresistible Himalayan treat in Uttaranchal for tourists and naturalists, has become the new World Heritage site.
- Rainforest Revival (Hindu, JANAKI LENIN, Jul 17, 2005)
Every year, hectares of rainforest vanish in the Western Ghats, partly the result of expanding plantations. After decades of bad press, a group of estates in Tamil Nadu decide to prove the critics wrong.
- 94 Saplings Planted On First Anniversary (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 15, 2005)
As part of the programme to mark the first anniversary of the school fire tragedy, which claimed the lives of 94 children here on July 16, 2004, an equal number of saplings were planted on the Kumbakonam-Chennai highway on Thursday.
- Tree Felling Spree At Shimoga (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2005)
The green cover in the district is mercilessly being reduced to facilitate road-widening. The pleasant past is contained in roots of trees that lie crouched on streets.
- Chilling Out In The White Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
The B.R. Wildlife Sanctuary near Mysore is all about appreciation
- Ngo: Extension Of Mining At Kudremukh Violates Norms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
Wildlife First, a non-governmental organisation working for the conservation of wildlife, has termed the extension of mining by the Kudremukh Monitoring Committee under the garb of ‘slope stabilisation’ as shocking.
- Disaster Management In Shallow Waters (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jul 12, 2005)
Rajesh Seth's heroics in rescuing passengers from a train stranded in flood waters summed up the state of relief operations in flood-ravaged Gujarat.
- Snaring Poachers And Saving Tigers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 12, 2005)
Protecting endangered tigers is a complex task that warrants a variety of policy interventions.
- Getting Out Of The Wild (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
Malini Shankar tracks the evolution of the Soligas tribe, who are now being educated with the tools necessary to survive in mainstream society, by the VGK Kendra.
- Court Asks Panel To Probe Pollution By Sugar Units (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Government to constitute a three-member panel of experts to look into complaints of environmental pollution by Godavari Sugar factory and Somayya Distilleries in Sameervadi in Bagalkot district and file ...
- The Challenge Of Saving India's Tigers (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jul 07, 2005)
The average age of a forest guard is 53 years; he is unarmed and lacks basic equipment.
- Freedom From Captivity For Circus Animals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2005)
It is freedom at last for some animals held in custody. Eleven Royal Bengal tigers, two Gir lions and as many Himalayan Black bears and some monkeys who once performed for the Olympic Circus, but have remained in “cruel custody” in a tiny farmhouse....
- Journey Down The Sharavathi Valley (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2005)
Mavinagundi: Towering mountain ranges clad in lush green vegetation, tall trees streaking shadows on the long road, its asphalt running like a ribbon.
- Joining Hands To Defeat Militancy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2005)
Secularism in a time of peril
- Macaques Need Healthy Forests (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 30, 2005)
The discovery of the Tibetan macaque, a large primate with a short stump-like tail,
- The Profession Of Service (Deccan Herald, Samir Joseph Nazareth , Jun 29, 2005)
In times of disaster, institutions require money more than volunteers but they should promote involvement
- Naxals Refuse Offer Of Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
Debunking the encounter theory, the Karnataka State Committee of CPI (Maoist) has termed the killing of Ajit and Umesh as a pre planned conspiracy. The Naxal outfit has also declined the offer of talks extended by the Government.
- Dharam Singh Calls For Review Of Forest Laws (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
Changes needed to address problem of naxalism"
- Project To Develop Green Cover In Kerala Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
"Environmental and other organisations will be involved"
- `Something's Going Wrong' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Time we put our money where our mouth is if we have to save our imperilled wildlife, say conservationists Raman Sukumar and Valmik Thapar, calling for immediate action instead of endless debate
- Sc Not To Interfere With Cbi Judge’S Transfer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The bench said the judge trying the fodder scam, has been transferred on promotion, and that it cannot interfere in the administrative decision of HC.
- Probe Panel Gives Clean Chit To Deuba (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The former PM will remain under detention till he is cleared in a second corruption charge involving millions.
- Reliving Sylvan Heritage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The tamarind groves of Nallur provide a soothing ambience to the narration of the town’s historical and cultural legends, say U B GITHA and MAHESH JAMBULINGAM
- Guard Against Ego (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
Man's ego is responsible for his bondage as well as his sorrows.
- The Beauty Of The Floating Mountain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The Bhatkal Alvekodi beach on the Western coast may show water on all sides but sailing 30 kms off the shore would reveal a floating mountain, says VINAY ADI.
- Middle: Revamp Forest Bureaucracy (Times of India, VALMIK THAPAR, Jun 27, 2005)
With forests vanishing and tigers dying, it is quite clear that the Indian Forest Service with its strength of 4,000 officers, 8,000 state service officers and nearly 1,75,000 men is in a mess and urgently requires overhaul.
- Peacock Conservation Reserve In Bankapur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Over the next couple of months, Karnataka will be home to the country’s first ever Peacock Conservation Reserve.
- Magisterial Inquiry Into Naxal Encounter: Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
A magisterial inquiry would be held into last week's encounter at Devarabalu in Shankaranarayana police limits of Udupi district, in which two Naxalites were killed, Karnataka Minister for Tourism and District In-charge Minister, D T Jayakumar said.
- Throwing Conservation To The Winds? (Hindu, Bharath Kumar H, Jun 27, 2005)
`Cases of encroachment and violation of the Forest Conservation Act have been booked against two windmill operators in the district.'
- A Trek To Heaven... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Percy Fernandez writes about the phenomenal beauty of the Kedarnath sanctuary in the monsoons. Its sanctum sanctorum has a miniature of the Kedarnath peak. Priests say that it was this miniature that led to the building of the temple.
- Centre Sets Up Task Force On Tigers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
``10 big cats killed in the past two years in Sariska''
- Entire Environmental Clearance Process Has Been Subverted, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Jun 26, 2005)
Chief Minister expresses inability to participate in the inaugural function
- Anti-Naxal Operation Stepped Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The Special Task Force, deployed in the Western Ghats to flush out Maoist extremists, has stepped up combing operations, after Thursday’s encounter where two naxalites were gunned down.
- ``Ministry Bulldozed Into According Clearance'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Startling, unseemly haste to organise launch function of Sethu Canal Project: Jayalalithaa
- Warrant For Indian Forests (Indian Express, Nanditha Krishna, Jun 26, 2005)
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs tabled a Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 at the end of the last session of Parliament.
- Walk On The Wild Side (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The Bannerghatta National Park's main attraction is the animal rescue work.
- Jayalalitha To Boycott Sethu Project Inauguration (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Jaya maintains that further studies are needed before undertaking projects that may pose a threat to the bio-diversity of the region.
- The Speaking Tree: Birth And Death Are Only Constructs In The Mind (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 25, 2005)
Early one morning, a little bird was sitting on the branch of a tree, singing sweetly its song. Suddenly it fell silent.
- Healing Wounds Through Farm Research (Dawn, William D. Dar, Jun 25, 2005)
The Healing Wounds initiative aims to help mitigate present-day human suffering caused by disasters. It also generates cutting edge information and knowledge to help reduce human suffering from future calamities.
- Sub-Inspector Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
A Reserve Sub-Inspector (RSI), Narasimhulu, was killed in a fierce exchange of fire between a police combing party and Maoists in Reddipalle Cheruvu forest area in Chakrayapet mandal of Lakkireddipalle on Wednesday.
- Marsh Crocodiles Set To Fly To Dhaka (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jun 23, 2005)
Forty crocodiles have been selected from a group of 2,000; the species appears to be extinct in Bangladesh
- New Zealand's Climate Change Challenge Increases (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The latest forecast of net greenhouse gas emissions for 2008-12 shows New Zealand will miss its Kyoto target unless further action is taken, according to a government minister.
- Human Deluge (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 22, 2005)
Do you at all remember any statement or call by any of the leading lights of any of the political parties,
- Details Of First Cross-Kashmir Peace Bus Run (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Peace Bridge, India/Pakistan border - The first bus service from Indian Kashmir to Pakistani Kashmir in more than half a century is due to begin on Thursday, giving a big boost to the peace process between the nuclear-armed powers.
- Meanwhile, Our Energy Consumption Keeps On Going Up (New Zealand Herald, Chris de Freitas, Jun 22, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol, an icon of the global environmental movement, is finally taking legal effect after years of controversy since it was agreed in 1997.
- China Frees Tibetan Monk (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
China has freed Tibetan monk Tashi Phuntsog but a United States-based human rights watchdog said almost three years of imprisonment had left him seriously ill and urged the authorities to provide for his medical treatment.
- India To Count Its Vanishing Vultures (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
MADRAS, India - India will launch a census of its vultures, a group of ornithologists said on Sunday, as the birds are vanishing rapidly due to a mystery virus and shrinking nesting sites.
- The Speaking Tree: The Basic Nature Of Trees Is To Give Spontaneously (Times of India, P VENKATESH, Jun 22, 2005)
Once, an old man was planting mango saplings in his garden. His wife asked him not to exert himself, as he was not going to be around to relish the mangoes from these saplings.
- To Stand Alone As Creator (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 21, 2005)
The Reliance empire has finally been divided with the elder brother inheriting and holding the “flagship”.
- Melghat Tiger Project: Villagers To File Pil On Rehabilitation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
The people of Churni, Vairat and Pastalai want to be rehabilitated in a place where the soil quality is good and water is available.
- Missing The Woods (Indian Express, Parth J Shah, Jun 20, 2005)
Tigers versus Tribals: this is how the debate on the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005, has been framed. If you are for tigers, you shouldn’t recognise forest rights of tribals.
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