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Delhi's monkey problem evades solution |
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A growing population of Rhesus monkeys in the Indian capital of New Delhi has become a source of concern for residents. An estimated 6000 monkeys live in the vicinity of high-security government buildings, temples, and residential areas. Extensive urbanization, encroachment on natural habitats, and depletion of water bodies in forest areas have led to the incursion.
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India's export zones imperil ecosystems |
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Special Economic Zones (SEZs)being set up for export businesses are posing a threat to India’s environment and land resources, according to a study released by the International Institute for Environment and Development., () |
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Conservation Research Under Threat in India |
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Wildlife and nature conservation research in India are facing a bleak future due to obstructive behavior by forest officials, a group of wildlife ecologists have alleged. Scientists from various disciplines and across institutions are being arbitrarily denied access to reserves, and in some cases officials have demanded co-authorship on publications as a precondition for permission to work in a park., () |
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Pop Toxicology? |
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Excessive consumption of carbonated soft drinks has been putatively linked to health effects including dental caries, obesity, and osteoporosis. An August 2006 study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a private research group in New Delhi, now reiterates another concern first raised three years ago: pesticide contamination. , () |
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A risky environment for investment |
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While governments negotiate targets for cutting down emissions of greenhouse gases—seen by bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the most viable mitigation measure to slow down the processes causing global warming—the fallout from rapid climate change has already set alarm bells ringing in the financial sector.
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CNG improves Delhi air quality, but..... |
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The use of compressed natural gas (CNG) to fuel public transport has improved air quality in the Indian capital of Delhi, but inefficient burning and the rising number of non-CNG vehicles are contributing to an increase in certain pollutants., () |
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Relocation planned for one-horned Rhino |
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The Assam state wildlife department, with technical help from the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and WWF, has launched "Rhino Vision 2020". The program aims to increase the rhino population in Assam to 3000 in the next 15 years by expanding its habitat from the two established parks to seven protected areas., () |
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French ship deal exposes gaps in regulations |
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The decommissioned French warship, Clemenceau, is making its last journey. An Indian company has bought the carrier and plans to move it to the Alang ship-breaking yard,where the aging vessel will be dismantled and recycled as metal scrap.But the deal has raised several important issues relating to the transboundary movement of hazardous waste and maritime pollution.
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India to evaluate forest resources |
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India’s Supreme Court has ordered that payment for any use of forest land must include net present value (NPV) as compensation for loss of these benefits, in addition to paying the cost for loss of trees. Until now, companies and government utilities have only paid for replanting forests elsewhere to compensate for the loss of forest due to project development.
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Biodiversity report raises storm in India |
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India’s first National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan has run into trouble. In 2000, the Ministry of
Environment and Forests (MoEF)commissioned Kalpavriksha (Pune,Maharashtra State), an India-based environmental action group, to prepare the plan, in contrast to the past
practice of handling such projects internally. After consultation and public hearings involving nearly
50,000 people over 3 years, a final draft was submitted in January 2004. However, MoEF told Kalpavriksha
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