Delhi's water bodies face threat of extinction
Once a beautiful water body that attracted scores of visitors, Badkhal Lake is now only a piece of dry land, dependent completely on rainwater.Dry and dirty - the Capital's water bodies are dying. With
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Ecologists call to preserve citys heritage
Environmentalists have called for concerted efforts to elevate Delhi to the status of World Heritage City. The Delhi environment department has started planting trees on Yamuna bank.
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Thames cant be model for Yamuna
DMRC chief E Sreedharan has pricked the conscience of the city for abusing the river that is its lifeline. But his proposal for building retaining walls on both the banks and developing the low-lying areas has not met with approval from experts TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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INTACH plans new look for 90 monuments
Over 90 less known and unprotected monuments in the Capital will sport a new look before the 2010 Commonwealth Games as the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has started conserving and documenting the heritage structures which would be major tourist attractions during the mega-sporting event.
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Passages from nature to nationalism: Sunderlal Bahuguna and Tehri Dam opposition in Garhwal
This paper focuses on the shifting contours of the anti-Tehri dam movement in the past three decades. It examines the changing declarations of environmentalists, especially Sunderlal Bahuguna and other leaders of the movement on the one hand, and the involvement of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in the anti-dam politics on the other.
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MoU to protect 92 monuments in Delhi
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Government of Delhi and INTACH for protection and conservation of 92 monuments in Delhi. As per the MoU, INTACH Delhi Chapter will provide its service for protection, conservation and management of archaeological monuments and sites in Delhi and undertake activities in two phases.
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Tiger's new friends
The Kids for Tigers initiative of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage INTACH , in collaboration with <i>Sanctuary</i> magazine and Britannia Industries aims to educate 1.5 million children across the country on the need to save the ti
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A bird-watcher's tips for conservation goals
Not very optimistic about return of Siberian cranes to Keoladeo park JAIPUR: Ornithologist Peter Kaestner has suggested reaching out to the "aam aadmi' (common man) through "charismatic mega fauna' such as the tiger and the elephant for long-term conservation goals in India. Conservation should be presented to the public in such a manner that they would understand it and relate it to their lives and ethos, he said.
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Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)
The Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a non-profit organization set up in 1984 to involve its members in protecting and conserving India’s vast natural, built and cultural