Tigers’ number can grow by three times; lions’ share going to them

Jan 27, 2011

A study by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) says that if efforts are made to preserve tigers’ breeding areas and it is ensured that they are connected by habitat corridors, the number of tigers can triple. At present, about 3,200 tigers live in

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President Pratibha Patil’s Republic Day speech

Jan 27, 2011

My Fellow Citizens, On the eve of our 62nd Republic Day, I extend my warmest greetings to all of you across the country and also to those living abroad. I convey my special greetings to the members of our armed forces and paramilitary

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Environment ministry is not that ‘green’, reveals RTI

Jan 24, 2011

In an interesting revelation through an RTI, it is learnt that the environment ministry has been approving projects almost at the same rate as it did before environment minister Jairam Ramesh held reins and started his environment activism. The data provided by the

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Are government offices eco-friendly? Environment ministry not sure

Jan 19, 2011

The environment minister’s office, which is the flagbearer of the eco-friendly norms and has been pulling up the environment code violators, seems to have no clue if the buildings of central government offices in the country are eco-friendly and follow the environment ministry’s

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GoM to find balanced approach towards environmental clearances to mining

Jan 13, 2011

Looking at the the never-ending issue between the ministry of coal and the ministry of environment, the cabinet has decided to form a group of ministers (GoM) to look into the issue of ‘no-go’ mining areas. The GoM is expected to find a

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Endangered species’ list out; not all rank high on conservation totem pole

Dec 29, 2010

The ministry of environment and forests has called for conservation and protection of endangered species and issued a new list of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians who fall in the ‘endangered species’ category. According to a news report in The Times of India,

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Conservation and sustainable development plan for Kailash – India, China and Nepal join hands

Dec 21, 2010

The Kailash-Mansarovar landscape, also known as Kang Rinpoche and Kailasa Parvata, is about to see a positive change. India, China and Nepal, the countries across which the Kailash’s boundaries are spread, have chalked out comprehensive conservation and sustainable development plans for the mountain

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Finally, $100 billion to deal with global warming in developing countries

Dec 14, 2010

The participants at the UN climate conference in Cancun finally reached a ‘settlement’ and decided to set up a $100 billion Green Fund to fight global warming. The Green Fund is expected to mobilize $100 billion per year by 2020 and will be

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Evolutionary approach must to strengthen the global climate effort

Dec 7, 2010

Governments should affirm the goal of a new legally binding climate change agreement, but focus for now on incremental steps that can deliver stronger action, resources and transparency even in the absence of binding commitments, says a new report by the Pew Center

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SUV owners should not avail of subsidized diesel: Ramesh

Dec 1, 2010

After starting a heated debate earlier this month with his remark on use of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) being criminal, environment minister Jairam Ramesh renewed his attack on the use of diesel for luxury cars and shrugged off protests by some manufacturers of

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