Religious Beliefs

WILD BOARS have sparked a discussion on basic Buddhist values among Bhutan's planners and decision makers. The animal is a voracious eater and prolific breeder and has emerged as the most notorious

Publication Date:

14/02/1994

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Religious Beliefs, Bhutan

Forests

The common root

The ancient tradition that sanctified groves for the common good awaits a voyage of rediscovery.

Publication Date:

30/01/1994

Author(s): Kishore Saint

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19940131

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Grazing Lands, Religious Beliefs

India

TRADITION IN ACTION

DR COMPUTER As scholars expounded on the significance of traditional sciences, a computer in the pandal outside prescribed lifestyles to the more practical-minded. The diagnostic system was a

Publication Date:

14/01/1994

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19940115

pp:

0

Tags:

Air Transport, Traditional Knowledge, Religious Beliefs, Ayurveda, Technology, Information, Myths, India, Computers

Forests

Immersing toxics

Pollution levels in the Hooghly river rise sharply after the idols are immersed at Durga Puja, revealed a study done three years ago by J J Ghose of Calcutta University. Though publication of the

Publication Date:

29/11/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

River Pollution, Hoogly, Religious Beliefs

India

Official double speak keeps Indian women down

THE CENTRAL concern of this book is how in a country whose Constitution declares void all laws violative of Article 13 (Fundamental Rights), women continue to be subjected to gender-discriminatory,

Publication Date:

14/08/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19930815

pp:

0

Tags:

Women, Religious Beliefs, Legislation, India

India

Muslim identity stays veiled

CONVENTIONAL anthropological fieldwork, common sense and academic adventure divorced from the contemporary trends in anthropological research are the mix in this book, but without rigorous

Publication Date:

29/09/1992

Author(s): Amit Kumar Sharma

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920930

pp:

0

Tags:

Race Relations, Religious Beliefs, India, Aligarh (D)

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Climate Change

25 Jun 2015

The pope supports the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, stresses social and justice concerns

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The Pope has said he hopes the document, entitled LautadoSii (Praised be),’On Care for Our Common Home’, will influence the UN conference on climate change in Paris this year. Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon praised the moral leadership being demonstrated by Pope Francis, also hoping that this leadership will prove influential, if not decisive, in the upcoming Paris climate talks in November this year.