1 Points

Scientist discovers Himalayan wildcat haven (www.hindu.com)

A little-known rainforest in north-east India could be home to the world’s largest number of wildcat species, with no less than seven species photo-documented by a wildlife biologist at the end of... More

Tags: rainforest,india,wildcat,discovery,protection,himalayas,biodiversity

Submitted about 1 month ago by sphillips on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

For green bonus (www.flonnet.com)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) has concluded that the forest sector is critical for addressing climate change and that reducing emissions from tropical deforestation is the... More

Tags: india,redd,ipcc,carbon,nh ravindranth

Submitted 3 months ago by codydamon on TheRainforest | 0 Comments |

1 Points

U.S. Begins to Court Burma (www.globalresearch.ca)

Washington’s recent sea change in its Burma policy continues what is fast becoming a new trend: an American foreign policy that stresses the practical over the ideological.

Tags: strategic location,burma,china,india,sanctions,washington

Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Burma | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Cry for Justice Continues for 34 Burmese in Indian Jail (www.mizzima.com)

As the statements of 34 Arakanese and Karen rebels were finally submitted to a Kolkata court on September 17, Burmese pro-democracy groups continue to proclaim the defendants innocence amid questions... More

Tags: india,prodemocracy,human rights,smuggling weapons

Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Burma | 0 Comments |

2 Points

How I got well in India for $50 (www.salon.com)

Sept. 3, 2009 | I moved to New Delhi a year and a half ago from New York for a new job with a newspaper. When I arrived in India's capital, I figured if I was going to live in the country, I might as... More

Tags: tmc,salon,health care,india,hospitals,doctors,reform

Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

2 Points

The Climate Post: A climate for monkey business (www.grist.org)

First Things First: The American “century” began 150 years ago today, when a salt water drill slipped into a crevice 69 feet below the surface, essentially striking oil for “Colonel” Edward... More

Tags: tmc,grist,climate post,copenhagen,oil,india,china,biodiesel

Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Sustain | 0 Comments |

2 Points

India says: Take this mine and shove it (www.grist.org)

And as the Sierra Club’s Carl Pope pointed out, an even bigger coal story took place this week in India. Members of parliament from various political parties in the eastern part of the state of... More

Tags: tmc,grist,india,mine,mining,coal,appalachia,green jobs

Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Sustain | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Indians Outraged, Burn U.S. Flags, After Homeland Security Detention of Country's Leading Star (www.alternet.org)

Indian minister Ambika Soni suggested all Americans coming to India should be frisked.

Tags: tmc,alternet,india,iraq,airports,tsa,detention

Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Immigration | 0 Comments |

2 Points

India blames Kyoto failure for climate standoff (www.grist.org)

NEW DELHI - India said Thursday it was committed to fighting climate change but called developed nations’ failure to implement the Kyoto Protocol the “single biggest issue” facing multilateral... More

Tags: tmc,india,kyoto,climate change,un,copenhagen,china,carbon

Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Sustain | 0 Comments |

2 Points

India makes forestry key plank in climate change plan (www.grist.org)

NEW DELHI - The Indian government unveiled a major plan to protect its forests on Tuesday, saying the initiative was a key element in its strategy to combat climate change.

Tags: grist,tmc,india,climate change,forest,global warming,trees,china

Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Sustain | 0 Comments |