Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Myanmar
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The verdict
Read between the lines: the Supreme Court order has a development model hidden for the Northeast
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At the crossroads
As the debate continues, the Northeast must stamp the decision: log out of forest bureaucracy and log in to local based prosperity
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Call of the wild
A unique festival epitomises efforts for conservation of Assam rainforests which have been lying in a state of neglect for decades
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Back in f l avour
Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy now stands a chance of survival
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FUDGING FIGURES
The Mynmar government is falsifying statistics on AIDS cases to cover the fact that the disease has reached epidemic levels, alleges a us expert on AIDS. Chris Beyrer, an epidemiologist at the
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Look what our neighbour is up to!
Myanmar has not sqandered its natural resources in an attempt to ape the West
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Disappearing with the forest
Survival is not easy for an endangered species of gibbons when its habitat is being destroyed, says <font class='UCASE'>Kashmira Kakati</font>
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Mega earthquakes
geoscientists and physicists in Assam have warned that the northeastern parts of India and western Burma are likely to be rocked by mega-earthquakes, measuring about eight on the Richter
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BONE BAZAAR
Two small border towns, Tachilek in Myanmar and Mae Sai in Thailand, thrive on illegal trade in animal products. <font class=UCASE>ANIL AGARWAL</font> and <font class=UCASE>SUNITA NARAIN</font> take a stroll through the wildlife black market to give a gra
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All work and no foreplay
Plans are afoot to rejuvenate an overworked elephant population in Myanmar through artificial insemination