Ebbing away
Kazakhstan's waterbodies seem to be eternally mismanaged. Lack of vision saw the Aral Sea, which flows through Central Asia, shrink to a third of its actual size. Today, Balkhash lake faces a similar
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Rhinos can live with tribals
The concept of national parks
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In court
penalised: A US-based water company, United Utilities Plc, has been prosecuted for the fourth time this year. A UK court asked it to pay about US $18,600 as penalty for discharging 56,000 cubic
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Can good science help conservation?
In a world where technology plays an increasingly important role, and science is invoked almost as often as the Bible, few people understand what good science is. In principle, science is considered
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The Year 2000 bug
"This Budget is software friendly. The government has reinforced its confidence in the software industry and we are confident of achieving our software export target of Rs 17,500 crore in
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Sustance over style
A little fine-tuning, a minor face lift
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Pest attack
The armyworm has devastated crops in several provinces of Pakistan. Sindh is plagued by the pest, which has damaged 25 per cent of the rice crop and a substantial part of the banana crop. Even as
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Ravenous climate
Global warming impacts rice yields
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Jatropha fever
Why is the Chhattisgarh government promoting a poisonous and invasive plant?
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Gas chamber
Industries spew poison unchecked in Chhattisgarh
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It only doles out subsidies
India s agriculture extension system has not worked to enhance farmers knowledge base
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It s just the basic
But NEP has little to empower communities in resource use
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Policy for the environment kept under wraps
Secrecy, economics marks the new way forward
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Biodiversity
"The decision to form the National Biodiversity Board is welcome. It has long been a demand for the protection of medicinal plants in the country. The government has also announced the setting up
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Milestone in mileage
Far back in 1985, Hero Honda cd 100 was the first four-stroke bike to take a tentative step in the Indian market. Since then it's going great guns. The product has been rated the second best
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Where are the tapovans ?
Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese have recognised the potential of traditional knowledge and regard religious forests as an asset and an importa
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Job growth statistics conceal agrarian crisis
Should we feel comfortable with the latest government claim that unemployment is coming down? The government says unemployment has come down due to growth. During the 2006-07 budget, finance minister
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IN THE BUDGET
THE NORTHEAST A 10-year tax holiday for all industries set up in Growth Centres, Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporations, and for other specified industries in the
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Hero number 1
It may not be the most powerful or the very stylish. But as the most user-friendly bike, Hero Honda has sped far ahead in the race for market capitalisation. Sporting an economical and optimised
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Forced migration
A disaster the world prefers to forget