The writer is with the Bombay Natural History Society. Her views are personal.
February 11, 2009 16:24 IST
Two days after The Indian Express reported Uttarakhands decision to execute a maneater tiger in Corbett after it killed a woman in the tiger reserve....
Wed, Feb 11, 2009February 11, 2009 01:24 IST
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is the worlds first railway system to have a Clean Development Mechanism...
Wed, Feb 11, 2009February 10, 2009 16:24 IST
At a time when the conflict between humans and tigers is at an all-time high,National Tiger Conservation Authority Member Secretary,Dr Rajesh Gopal has a novel idea a sub-cadre dedicated to wildlife. Dr Gopal,who has been a part of tiger conservation for 30 years,shares his views with Neha Sinha. How do you think a wildlife […]
Tue, Feb 10, 2009February 09, 2009 16:23 IST
In Corbett National Park,the repercussions of constant tourism activity are beginning to show...
Mon, Feb 09, 2009February 07, 2009 23:29 IST
There are only two giant soft shell turtles in the world today one aged 8 years and the other aged 100 kept captive in a zoo in China....
Sat, Feb 07, 2009February 06, 2009 02:45 IST
In a non-descript slum in Jahangirpuri,the hair you throw into your bathroom bin transforms into wigs for idols,and the toys you dispose of make their way into second-hand markets.
Fri, Feb 06, 2009February 06, 2009 01:31 IST
Rampura,a small village in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh,is set to get an unusual visitor on Friday: Erik Solheim,Minister of Environment and International Development,Norway.
Fri, Feb 06, 2009February 05, 2009 00:18 IST
If Judge Lokesh Nagar ever charted a recipe for success,it would read something like this add large portions of grit and determination to your morning and evening milk.
Thu, Feb 05, 2009February 04, 2009 01:22 IST
The movie should alert us to those who want to feel clean but cant
Wed, Feb 04, 2009February 02, 2009 03:56 IST
Even as regular plastic bags have been banned in the Capital,the Delhi government is all set to introduce a new kind of plastic bag: woven bags using old plastic.
Mon, Feb 02, 2009January 31, 2009 16:23 IST
Highlighting once again the plight of tigers outside protected areas,a tiger skin and tiger skeleton was found in an area adjoining the Corbett Tiger Reserve...
Sat, Jan 31, 2009January 29, 2009 00:33 IST
In the wake of the ban on plastic bags in major commercial areas,Akshardham Temple,though not a commercial area,will soon go plastic-free.
Thu, Jan 29, 2009January 27, 2009 00:57 IST
In 2004,a group of street children and ragpickers got together to make bags from scrap cloth and jute.
Tue, Jan 27, 2009January 22, 2009 00:46 IST
In the wake of the Mumbai terror attack and heightened hostility between India and Pakistan,an Aman Karwan (Peace Caravan) from Pakistan arrived in the Capital on Wednesday.
Thu, Jan 22, 2009January 21, 2009 00:39 IST
The Department of Environment has sought a customs duty waiver or VAT exemption for biodegradable plastic bag manufacturers.
Wed, Jan 21, 2009January 19, 2009 16:22 IST
In Uttar Pradesh,they have come to be known as sugarcane tigers,but the problem is as serious as the nickname is cute. Tigers have been straying from the forests that should be their home and crossing over into thick sugarcane fields...
Mon, Jan 19, 2009
January 18, 2009 11:37 IST
Filmmakers Rajesh and Naresh Bedi criss-crossed the country on a hot air balloon to film Indias magnificent beasts in their habitat. A story of their adventures
Sun, Jan 18, 2009January 18, 2009 00:35 IST
With plastic bags banned and no alternatives readily available,the Delhi Government has decided to do the next best thing: make provisions for selling eco-friendly bags.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009
January 06, 2006 01:28 IST
There is now an incentive for school dropouts to go back to school in 2006 and stay on till the PhD degree. In an attempt to make the Nation...
Fri, Jan 06, 2006
August 06, 2005 00:00 IST
Delhi’s Sadar bazaar is a place of defiant beauty. A land of plenty and squalour, where if you are not jostled around, you are not acce...
Sat, Aug 06, 2005




