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| Balancing growth and environment |
| P M Mathew |
| Deccan Herald , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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It requires rethinking growth and making economies work in the interests of all.
The recent developments and confusions pertaining to the adoption of Kasturirangan committee report on Western Ghats’ ...More
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| PM-headed panels hardly ever met, says RTI query |
| Sandeep Pai, |
| Hindustan Times , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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Several important councils and committees formed and headed by Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh have either not met even once or only rarely, according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply procured ...More
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| Is it global warming or warning? |
| Vijay Singh, |
| The Times of India , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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MUMBAI : Global warming, climate change habitat destruction, environmental pollution and other critical issues faced by the only living planet- Earth is no longer alien terms for people. Every person ...More
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| Govt Abetting Loot of Natural Resources: VS |
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| The New Indian Express , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan said here on February 20 that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was an ‘’environmental bandit’’ and the Government under him was aiding and abetting the plunder ...More
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| Cabinet likely to clear Rs 13k cr for green mission |
| Vishwa Mohan, |
| The Times of India , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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NEW DELHI: The Cabinet may on Thursday clear Rs 13,000 crore for its much awaited 'Green India Mission' which aims to enhance carbon sinks through large scale afforestation across the country.
The ...More
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| US Needs to Show Leadership in Clean Energy: Obama |
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| The New Indian Express , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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President Barack Obama has said that the US needs to not only take the lead but also show leadership in clean energy, noting that countries like India and China would soon be the main emitters of gree ...More
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| Google-backed database steps up fight on deforestation |
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| The Economic Times , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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WASHINGTON: Google, environmentalists and governments today unveiled a state-of-the-art database to track deforestation, hoping to ramp up enforcement of a major culprit behind climate change.
The we ...More
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| Experts talk about tiger genetics |
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| The Times of India , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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BHOPAL: A three-day conference on Kanha-Pench Landscape Symposium was held at Mocha in Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.
The symposium which concluded on Wednesday was organized with an aim to fos ...More
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| The Third World’s drinking problem |
| Asit K. Biswas & Peter Brabeck-Letmath |
| Live Mint , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic Forum released the ninth edition of the Global Risks 2014 report, which relies on a survey of more than 700 business leaders, government offici ...More
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| Bridging Gap Between Art & Ecology |
| Diana Sahu |
| The New Indian Express , Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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The week-long national painting and sculpture workshop which concluded last week at the Buddha Jayanti Park in the Capital proved to be a pathbreaking event which presented the city with priceless wor ...More
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| Cabinet likely to clear Rs 13k cr for green mission |
| Vishwa Mohan, |
| The Economic Times , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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NEW DELHI: The Cabinet may on Thursday clear Rs 13,000 crore for its much awaited 'Green India Mission' which aims to enhance carbon sinks through large scale afforestation across the country.
The ...More
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| Editorial: Burning Question |
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| The Financial Express , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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In 2001, Delhi, in line with many metropolitan cities in developed countries, announced that it would convert all of its buses from diesel to CNG. The city administration received praise from around t ...More
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| Saving dying lake is Iranian leader’s priority |
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| The Hindu , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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The first cabinet decision made under Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, wasn’t about how to resolve his country’s nuclear dispute with world powers. It was about how to keep the nation’s l ...More
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| Eating pulses could keep India healthier: Expert |
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| The Times of India , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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PANAJI: Consuming more pulses and fewer carbohydrates from cereals like rice and wheat could help slacken India's growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases, said Gordon Bacon, CEO of 'Pulse Canada ...More
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| The battle for water |
| Brahma Chellaney |
| The Hindu , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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There is a popular, tongue-in-cheek saying in America — attributed to the writer Mark Twain, who lived through the early phase of the California Water Wars — that “whiskey is for drinking and wa ...More
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| 'Rise of China to impact strategic trends in Asia' |
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| Business Standard , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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Terrorism and cyber threats were the two most important challenges confronting Asian countries, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan said Wednesday, noting that China's rise would be a factor in assess ...More
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| PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES IN THE PIPELINE |
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| The Telegraph , Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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During the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine ensured that coal reigned supreme as the primary source of energy, although over 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, naturally occurring tar or asphalt w ...More
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| Carbon divestment is a shining example |
| Mary Robinson |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
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The recent extreme flooding in the United Kingdom and Ireland has highlighted the devastating effect our changing climate can have; but if we do not take action fast, future generations will experienc ...More
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