Articles

Comme Ci, Comme Ca

  •  The Indian Express Group  |   2009

Source: The Financial Express

Dr Pachauri writes that in actual fact the decade of the 1950s did not set a very good platform for protecting the environment. It is, of course, true the environmental problems associated with industrialisation and rapid growth of several sectors ha...

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Listen to the youth

  •  CMYK Printech Ltd  |   2009

Source: The Pioneer

Where adults have shown a deadening inertia for change, young people are now taking the lead and demanding action because what is at stake is their future.

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Go green

  •  The Indian Express Group  |   2008

Source: The Financial Express

Dr Pachauri writes that two important facets that we have to take into consideration while drawing up a map for the future. Firstly, the level of awareness, particularly among the young, is now at an all time high. This implies that a movement to mee...

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Towards rational pricing of oil

  •  Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.  |   2006

Source: The Economic Times

Painful as it might seem in the short run, India would be far better off with higher oil product prices if they reflect inevitable current and future global realities.

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Future energised

  •  Indian Express Group  |   2006

Source: The Indian Express

The nuclear deal could save us from a fuel crisis of multiple dimensions.

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Where’s the cold light of reason?

  •  Indian Express Group  |   2006

Source: Indian Express

Of course, nowhere in the world have weather predictions proved to be absolutely accurate. But science moves on, as in fact it has in other parts of the world, and the question can be raised whether India has progressed adequately in the meteorologic...

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Energy: A New Arena in Indian Diplomacy

  •  Indian Express Group  |   2005

Source: The Indian Express

The challenge ahead requires the MEA and all our missions overseas to attain high levels of competence in subjects related to energy, the environment and international economics.

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Mumbai Deluge: Lessons for the Future

  •  Indian Express Group  |   2005

Source: The Indian Express

The erratic behaviour of the monsoon that has been observed in recent years could possibly be seen to corroborate the trend induced by climate change. Other impacts of climate change that can be seen in conjunction are the threat of sea level rise, l...

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Securing India's Energy Future

  •  Indian Express Group  |   2005

Source: The Indian Express

The Prime Minister has recently established an Energy Coordination Committee, which is a step in the right direction, but it would be vitally important for a forward-looking energy policy to draw on the best talent available in India defining technol...

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Smoking the peace pipe

  •  Indian Express Group  |   2004

Source: The Indian Express

One of the most significant outcomes of the New York meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was their joint announcement on the Iran-India gas pipeline stretching overland across Pakistan. The statement highlight...

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