TOP STORIES India
detains explosives-laden
plane bound for Nepal A private Bulgarian cargo
aircraft, carrying explosives and ammunition to "combat" Maoists in Nepal, has been sitting at an Indian airport since
Saturday
India Together Back: the long arm of the law
Pushed to wall by a Supreme Court monitoring committee, Kerala's industries as well the state's pollution watchdog are finally seeking ways to reverse a reckless approach to hazardous waste management. There is no time to waste, reports C
SURENDRANATH
The Hindu A conversation in New York
While the task of sending out to the Pakistani leader an unambiguous message of calm self-assurance may have been achieved, we need to summon the political self-assurance to let the democratic forces find their level in Jammu and
Kashmir, says HARISH KHARE
Asia Times System error in India's
Silicon Valley
Information technology has become too much of a good thing for Bangalore. India's technology hub is choking on phenomenal population growth, its infrastructure is under tremendous strain and, to top it all, its government doesn't even
care, reports SUDHA RAMACHANDRAN
Deccan Herald Population threat to wildlife
If the government does not pay attention to the population boom, it could prove disastrous for our natural resources,
says SANJAY GUBBI
Water and river management
in South Asia Given China's disastrous environmental record, India should join an Asian alliance to pressure its big neighbour into behaving more responsibly, says
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