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Olive Ridleys misguided by lights
The hapless Olive Ridley turtles are in turmoil again. Environmentalists have expressed concern over the activities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (drdo) on Orissa's Wheeler's
The hapless Olive Ridley turtles are in turmoil again. Environmentalists have expressed concern over the activities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (drdo) on Orissa's Wheeler's
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) has directed the country's Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and the police to take necessary action to prevent illegal sand mining. It has also asked the CEA to
Killing two birds with a single law. That is exactly what the Chilean president Ricardo Lagos is up to. A new law proposed by him aims at the creation of a research fund from royalties paid by the
The Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL), a 51 per cent subsidiary of Unilever, has been asked to pay a fine of Rs 50 crore for polluting Kodaikanal. The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous
Amid news of bird flu killing 20 people in Vietnam and 12 in Thailand, Japan reported its first human infection of bird flu on December 22, 2004. The Japanese health ministry said the victim caught
Neighbourly help: India is assisting Bhutan in 11 new projects under a US$167.6 million project-tied grant assistance programme between the two countries. This was decided in the recently held
Kenyan conservationists are opposing a government plan to send hundreds of exotic and endangered animals to Thailand in exchange for a few Asian tigers and elephant training assistance. They believe
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has voiced concern over the environmental impact of Iran's nuclear programme. UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan raised the issue in Abu Dhabi
A Swiss firm Xstrata's plan to establish a massive opencast lead and zinc mine near the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australia, is facing stiff resistance from the region's indigenous communities. The
Globally, 2.6 billion people lack access to safe and clean toilets. For example, 92 per cent of the population in Afghanistan don't have proper sanitation; 67 per cent in India as well. A
Northeast India occupies 8 per cent of the country s geographic area, and supports 3.8 per cent of India s total population 2001 census figures . The average population density of the Northeast is 149 persons per square kilometre sq km , a figure far be
Job creation, to stop migration of its residents to bigger cities, was the aim of Overtornea's action plan.
In order to reinforce its pro abortion stand, the new US administration has announced its intention of resuming funding to the UNFPA. The hitch: UNFPA supports China's rigorous population control programme, which has been decried internationally as infrin
The Pooyamkutti hydel power project in Kerala's Idukki district cleared by Kamal Nath, is another hotbed of controversy. Conceived by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) decades ago, the
Lack of resources and delayed official action could jeopardise the future of traditional herbal medicine in the country
Government agencies have kept people in the dark on matters which relate to public health and environment. He who pays the piper calls the tune
Fighting corruption requires a determined response
Arsenic contaminated groundwater claims lives in West Bengal
The girl child. Born a mother s assistant, more work for the mother means more for her too. So where does the school schedule fit in?
The multinational ranks third but its performance cannot be a badge of success on its huge corporate shoulders