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  • Dying on the edge

    Dying on the edge

    To reduce human animal conflict, a 14 km long wall will be built along the southern border of Corbett Tiger Reserve. But wall will cost Rs 4.5 crore, is not a very sound idea, feels a senior forest offcial.

  • Rural business hubs in India gear up for 846 products

    846 products slated for rural business hubs

  • Celestial guest

    Celestial guest

    Hale Bopp, the brightest comet of this century, promises to shed new light on the birth of the universe

  • How green were the forests...

    How green were the forests...

    The van panchayats of the Uttar Pradesh hills were created to restore the vital link between villagers and their forests. Today, they are prime takeover targets of the forest and revenue departments, whose main aim is to exploit the forests. KOSHY CHERAIL

  • Water shortage in the home of glaciers

    Water shortage in the home of glaciers

    Residents in the UP Himalaya, abundant in rivers and glaciers and covered by a piped water network, are experiencing a water shortage caused by a range of other problems

  • No more bribes, Gujjars tell foresters

    No more bribes, Gujjars tell foresters

    The prospect of being kept out of forests they have occupied for 50 winters, on the pretext of environmental conservation, the Gujjars of Uttar Pradesh have finally taken a stand against the avarice of forest department officials.

  • Streamlining forest protection law

    Streamlining forest protection law

    States are complaining that project clearance delays are turning out to be the worst fallout of the Forest Conservation Act, which has otherwise successfully stemmed the erosion of forest cover in the country

  • A selection of reports and documents on hydropower development at Uttarakhand

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  • Flickering ray of hope for hill areas

    Although small hydro electric schemes are considered ideal for remote hill villages, planners have overlooked crucial factors and not all villagers are happy

  • Ecological poverty

    As a first step, the new chief ministers should declare themselves the chief environmental officers CEOs of their states

  • `Ours by right`

    'Ours by right'

    Dharwad (Karnataka) Opposition to GATT in Karnataka is spearheaded by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRSS), which has gained strength over the past 2 years and forced the ruling Congress

  • CONSERVATION TO DEATH

    CONSERVATION TO DEATH

    Misguided conservation efforts are leading to depletion of biodiversity and exploitation of poor people

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