Wildlife

 News snippets

>> Ullas Karanth, the Indian wildlife biologist, best known for his prolific research and writing on tigers, has been given the prestigious J Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership for 2007

Publication Date: 
29/09/2007
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Wildlife, Media, Governance, Personalities, Awards
Forests

 Uganda protests over sugar plantation on forestland

on april 12, three people were killed and eight injured in Uganda over protests against the government's plan to give away part of the country's biggest rainforest land (Mabira forest) to Sugar

Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Archi Rastogi
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Ecology, Forests, Sugar Industry, Tropical Forests, Race Relations, Media, Governance, Uganda, India
Environment

 India and US renew environment agreement

on april 2, 2007, India and the us renewed an agreement to collaborate on environmental efforts in India over the next five years. The Union ministry of environment and forests (moef) and the us

Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
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Environment, International Cooperation, Private Sector, Governance, India, Environment Management
Economy

 "The collapse of Globalism and the reinvention of the world"

The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of The World

Publication Date: 
30/10/2006
Kaushik Das Gupta
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Trade, WTO, Economy, Economic Development, Governance, World Bank, India, Global, Globalisation
Industry

 Another India is (not) ours

At a media studded book release function, a leading editor was recounting a recent incident. He was travelling with a top Uttar Pradesh politician who we will not name but call Mr A in his brand

Publication Date: 
30/10/2006
Sunita Narain
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Displacement, Farmers, Compensation, Subsidies, Poverty, Industry, Private Sector, Governance, India, Corruption
Environment

 Watchdog needed to monitor government agencies

An independent environmental commission has to monitor government agencies

Publication Date: 
30/07/2006
Ashish Kothari
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Environment, India, Sustainable Development, Governance
Agriculture

 Green revolution, gene revolution has not worked

From green revolution to gene revolution, at who s cost?

Publication Date: 
14/07/2006
K P Prabhakaran Nair
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Farmers, GMOs, Governance
Industry

 Oil price hike: quick-fix measures wont work

Railway minister Laloo Prasad Yadav and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu are the clowns of Indian politics. But think of the actions of the two in the past fortnight and you will begin seeing the

Publication Date: 
29/06/2006
Sunita Narain
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Alternative Fuels, Diesel, Petrol, Cars, Industry, Governance, Politics, India, Fuel Pricing
Industry

 Matter of interpretation

15 hectares of utter confusion

Publication Date: 
29/04/2006
Ruksan Bose
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Environment, Land Resources, Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Conflicts, Industry, Maruti Udyog, Legislation, Governance, Chhattisgarh, Forests
Industry

 Narmada, Bhopal are issues of democracy, fair deals

Over the past few days, Jantar Mantar has been the venue of two protests against two of worst tragedies Independent India has witnessed. On one side of the road were activists

Publication Date: 
29/04/2006
Sunita Narain
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Dams, Narmada Valley Project, Rehabilitation, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Industry, Supreme Court, Governance, Politics, India

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