Need for land use policy
Empty protest no substitute for rational framework In a voluminous 300-page report, a committee on agrarian relations and land reforms,…
Read MoreTop UN climate official confident that new pact will be reached in Copenhagen
On the eve of the historic United Nations climate change gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark, a top official with the world…
Read MoreTermination of proposed social audit of NREGS shocks activists by Sunny Sebastian
The termination of the proposed social audits of works carried out under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in…
Read MorePut agriculture high on agenda by William D Dar
The G8 countries have promised to increase the spending on agricultural development by $20 billion over the next three years.…
Read MoreRag pickers oppose MCD scheme
To oppose the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s new scheme for privatising garbage collection and segregation, the All-India Kachra Sramik Mahasangh…
Read MoreLandmark UN climate change conference kicks off in Copenhagen
The highly-anticipated United Nations climate change conference kicked off in Copenhagen, Denmark, today with countries issuing urgent calls for action…
Read MoreClimate issue a big worry for Indians: Survey
As delegates from across the world begin negotiations at the Copenhagen summit, a survey by The Nielsen Company and Oxford…
Read MoreBack to basics
A STEELY lot, India’s negotiators for the Copenhagen climate talks, to be held from December 7th, are still afraid of…
Read MoreBASIC draft not hopeful of Copenhagen pact by Aarti Dhar
The group of four emerging economies sets June 2010 as deadline to reach consensus Further negotiations on any unresolved issues…
Read MoreRajasthan plans to expand forest area by Sunny Sebastian
It will be 20 per cent of its total land mass At present only 9.5 per cent area is under…
Read MoreHimalayan glaciers melting deadline ‘a mistake’ by Pallava Bagla
The UN panel on climate change warning that Himalayan glaciers could melt to a fifth of current levels by 2035…
Read MoreThe Tragedy of the Himalayas by Bryan Walsh
The road to Khardung La begins in the Indian town of Leh on the northwestern fringe of the Himalayas. Exhaust-spewing…
Read MoreCopenhagen: seize the chance
Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We…
Read MoreHopes raised over climate summit by Aarti Dhar
The crucial climate change summit to draw up a new plan to tackle global warming that will replace the Kyoto…
Read MoreDanish move will be disastrous for India by Aarti Dhar
G-77 and China present BASIC draft at Copenhagen, saying it should be the basis of negotiations India has said it…
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