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Neelam Singh
Neelam Singh
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2004-4-30
New atlas analyses current patterns and serves up lasting solutions
2003-12-31
With Russia blowing hot and cold on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the ninth conference of parties (COP-9) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was reduced to a near non-event. The meeting -- held in Milan, Italy, from December 1-12 and attended by over 5,000 participants -- ended with the world no wiser about Moscow's intentions. In fact, the confusion over the matter only increased
2003-12-15
The period between 1999 and 2003 has seen a sudden spurt in the diversion of forestland for non-forestry purposes. A recent collation of data of the Union ministry of environment and forests spotlights this retrogressive pattern. The Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led coalition has also held the reins of power at the centre since October 1999
2003-10-31
from April to August this year, almost 300 children fell prey to malnutrition in just two blocks (Akkalkua and Taloda) of Maharashtra's Nandurbar district
2003-8-31
Even as Europe reels under an unprecedented heat wave, US President George Bush remains unconvinced about the harsh reality of climate change. On July 24 he launched a 10-year research programme, which will study long-term global climate variability and change
2003-8-15
The tax liability of New Zealand's farmers is set to rise because their bovine assets -- hold your breath -- belch and break wind!
2003-5-31
It's hard to picture paddy fields without water puddles. But by draining flooded rice fields for two days before the flowering stage, methane emissions can be reduced by as much as 56 per cent. Significantly, draining deprives methane-producing microorganisms of the oxygen-starved conditions they thrive in. This is what results of a study conducted by the environmental science division of the National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, suggest
2003-2-28
Contradictory state of affairs in two Uttaranchal villages highlights both potential and obstacles of organic farming. The paradox has cropped up despite two ongoing government-run programmes in the hill state to propagate the process...
2001-11-30
The present phase of climate change talks ends with consensus on ways to implement the Kyoto Protocol
2001-8-15
Nations manage to resuscitate the Kyoto Protocol by a watered-down agreement
2001-4-15
Technologies exist to arrest global warming. But the political will to implement them is missing
