Global warming's point of no return
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SEZs and socialism
the Goa chief minister's unwillingness to allow special economic zones (sez s)in his state must have mildly zapped his central colleagues (see p 24). Has he become a socialist? Doesn't he aspire for
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It is misinformation that chareterizes the tiger debate
The notification of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (forest rights act) and rules brings a long process to close. But the real
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Decoding the Niyamgiri verdict
On November 23, the Supreme Court of India refused to permit Vedanta Alumina Limited to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills. Many have interpreted it as a blanket refusal to mining in the hills.
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Remembering Kalinganagar - Will cheap and dirty industrialization work?
From the highway the gravestones were visible. Thirteen headstones, rough and blunt, carved with names of each dead tribal. Each stone was placed so that together they formed a semi circle looking
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Animal's People
Book>> Animal's People
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Are compulsory rural postings for medical students needed to revamp health centres?
Doctors in 12 states went on strike in the first week of December protesting mandatory rural posting. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare came up with the proposal in July. A
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Pashchimi Uttar Pradesh ke jalashay
Book>>Pashchimi Uttar Pradesh ke jalashay
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Bali: the mother of all no-deals
The Bali conference on climate change is over. But the fight against climate change has only just begun. The message from Bali is the fight will be downright brutal and selfish. Let us cut through
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The West is holier than thou on China
In New Zealand, where I live, and in Australia, the pro- us media is today loaded with anti-Chinese propaganda. Only one metropolitan daily newspaper in New Zealand is not controlled by pro- us
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Why waste a chance?
Something's changing in urban India. Cities are now being redesigned to fend for themselves, become
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National Centre for Advocacy Studies' new report 'Sponge iron industries'
Report>>Sponge Iron Industries
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The City not so Beautiful
India's urban crisis hits Chandigarh. Why are we surprised? the rapid changes transforming Indian cities haven't left Chandigarh untouched. Long called the City Beautiful for its
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Why are vultures dying?
The anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac has been incriminated as the main cause for decline in vulture numbers in South Asia. The birds, it is said, perish after feeding on carcasses that have
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Architect M N Sharma on why Chandigarh's beauty is becoming history
Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, plans to put Chandigarh in UNESCO's modern heritage list. m n sharma, the first architect to work with Le Corbusier, tells savvy soumya misra about an urbanization
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Book: The Gir lion
Book>> The Gir Lion
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Book: Sunderbans The mystic mangroves
Book>> Sunderbans
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Skimmed milk
The government ought to defend the interests of the small producer international milk prices are spiralling, so one assumes now is a good time to be a dairy owner in India, the world's
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The post Kyoto fix
All attention is on the climate conference in Bali. Most people hope that the ongoing negotiations within the un will, however, culminate in an inclusive
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Business in Bali: The science is clear, it's high time to sort out the politics
climate change is the biggest story of the 21st century. But its sheer complexity is defeating us. For the past 16 years