How MEA torpedoed the Bangladesh-India gas pipeline

Mani Shankar Aiyar is known for the many controversies sparked by his provocative comments and controversial ideas. As minister for petroleum and …

Logjam

Whenever the Supreme Court pulls the trigger, why does it miss the target? Because governments like those of the seven Northeast states work …

Cyclone Mora makes landfall in Bangladesh; north-eastern states in India on alert

The NDMA has warned of heavy rain in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh

Big earthquake could hit Bangladesh, northeast India

Tremendous strain is building up due to plate convergence under Bangladesh, says a new paper. A single big rupture could cause a magnitude 9 quake

All work and no foreplay

Plans are afoot to rejuvenate an overworked elephant population in Myanmar through artificial insemination

Natural resources can pay for Myanmar's needs

The government can allocate money more rationally between ministries and set ministry spending limits based on available resources, thanks …

Disappearing with the forest

Survival is not easy for an endangered species of gibbons when its habitat is being destroyed, says Kashmira Kakati

Exploring Mekong expedition

Book>> Mad About The Mekong by John Keay, Exploration and Empire in Southeast Asia Harper Collins London 2005

BONE BAZAAR

Two small border towns, Tachilek in Myanmar and Mae Sai in Thailand, thrive on illegal trade in animal products. ANIL AGARWAL and SUNITA NARAIN …

Oil explorers ready to withdraw

Many oil companies in Myanmar are pulling out of expensive but fruitless exploriation projects, dashing the military regime's hopes of future oil …

Mercury can lead to extinction of Arctic bird

Threats from various sources have contributed to a 70 per cent decline in the bird’s population in Canada

'Resurgence of smuggling in Myanmar threat to wild Asian elephants'

Smugglers resort to torture to capture and train elephant calves, says report by wildlife monitoring network

Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of extreme weather: WMO

Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused nearly 12, 000 disasters worldwide between 1970 and 2021

Call of the wild

A unique festival epitomises efforts for conservation of Assam rainforests which have been lying in a state of neglect for decades

On the trail of tsunami

Since the 2004 tsunami, scientists have moved closer to understanding and predicting its trigger, the tectonic earthquake. Are governments …

India needs rural innovations for boosting economy: study

Overall, India's strong pool of skilled, English-speaking graduates would aid in expansion of the country's services sector, says report

At the crossroads

As the debate continues, the Northeast must stamp the decision: log out of forest bureaucracy and log in to local-based prosperity

The verdict

Read between the lines: the Supreme Court order has a development model hidden for the Northeast

The accused

Governments clinically interpret the ban to make space for the forest bureaucracy, alienating people from their own habitats

Anti-malarial drug resistant parasites knock on India’s doors

Countries will have to consider the possibility of revising treatment strategy to counter drug resistance, says study

Back in f(l)avour

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy …

Poppy fields forever

Myanmar to check foreign newschannels

FUDGING FIGURES

Bad investment