On the occasion of World Environment Day 2011, we prepared a very brief  note on the work of Climate Himalaya Initiative in advocating Mountain Agenda from Himalayan region . Our Take: Who will Fund our will! We don’t always require a project fund to set examples, spread ideas and make things happen! On this premise

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My Republica: Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has said that climate change caused by the emissions of greenhouse gases has been an alarming problem worldwide. Prime Minister who is also the chairman of the Environment Conservation Council and Climate Change Council expressed such opinion while speaking at a programme organized on the occasion of the

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Economics Times: Many in the business community see Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh as a daunting risk factor in their projects, while activists say he is not doing enough to tame polluting and profiteering capitalists. In an interview with ET’s Urmi A Goswami, the minister pitches for a pragmatic meeting ground between the two. Are environmental

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Science Development Network: Tips from Marina Joubert on how to switch from writing for science to writing about it — and reach a much wider audience. As a scientist, you’ll have mastered technical language and the impersonal style of scientific journals. But most people find science-speak indigestible and boring — it is guaranteed to turn

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DNA: The narrative in Barvi — where silt accumulation reduces the dam capacity, which is then followed by the bad choice of raising the dam’s height, causing another round of submergence of forests and displacement of villagers — is not an isolated one. This is a story that cruelly plays out along most water sources

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Times of India: World Tea Science Congress, the biggest international conference on tea research, will be held at Tea Research Association (TRA) at Tocklai in Assam’s Jorhat district during a three-day programme from November 22. Hundreds of international scientists from across the globe are expected to participate in the event. An international advisory committee has

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