Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008	From Kosovo to South Ossetia: in search of a precedent
MOSCOW. (Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies for RIA Novosti) - When Europe and the US advocated the independence of Kosovo, many experts warned that its impact on the Caucasus would be destabilising. The Allies responded by repeating that Kosovo...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 21, 2008	Two hungry wolves and a Little Red Riding Hood
Reflections of Fidel: ONE basic idea has been occupying my mind since my old days as a utopian socialist. It came from nowhere, with the simple notions of good and evil inculcated in everybody by the society in which they are born, full of instincts and lacking in values that parents,...... [view]

Posted By:  susansharma Posted On:  Oct 22, 2007	A first step to make Sariska tiger friendly
<P>Following the recommendations of the Ministry of Environment and Forests which made a case for the translocation of tigers to Sariska, the Rajasthan Forest Department decided on volunt...... [view]

Posted By:  susansharma Posted On:  Sep 28, 2007	Tigers on the brink-LA Times article
<PRE>........................<BR>"India still offers the best hope for the tigers' future because it has the most<BR>tigers and a conservation infrastructure. In 1973, the Indian governme...... [view]

Posted By:  susansharma Posted On:  Sep 26, 2007	A western point of view
<P>...................................<BR>"Preserving tiger populations in India's parks has been derailed by a ballooning human population and the lack of a clear management policy. Tige...... [view]

Posted By:  susansharma Posted On:  Jul 11, 2007	Tigers may be down to 1,300 in India
<P align=center><STRONG>Tigers may be down to 1,300</STRONG></P> <P>Aalarm bells begin to ring; States reluctant to accept statistics, responsibility</P> <P>This alarming loss highlight...... [view]

Posted By:  susansharma Posted On:  Jul 5, 2007	"The Great Indian Tiger Crisis" Film has won an award
<P>"The Great Indian Tiger Crisis" won the award for <STRONG>Best Point of View</STRONG>  at the International Wildlife Film Festival 2007 at Montana, USA</P> <P>Synopsis</P> <P>The Gre...... [view]

Posted By:  susansharma Posted On:  Jun 13, 2007	Issue is not People vs Tigers...
<P"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> .Simple arithmetic provides a total, today, of around 1,300 tigers in the country; some tiger biologist...... [view]

Posted By:  ahneek Posted On:  May 26, 2007	gawd damn!
alright, so the new "democratic" congress gave up. at least we got lipgloss.... [view]

Posted By:  susansharma Posted On:  May 23, 2007	Review by National Board for Wildlife
<P> Project Tiger has been reviewed by the Tiger Task Force constituted by the<BR>National Board for Wildlife, Chaired by the Hon¹ble Prime Minister.  </P> <UL> <LI>The National Tiger C...... [view]

Posted By:  intelligentcop Posted On:  May 4, 2007	MTN and UBA Debut X -change CashCard
United Bank for Africa Plc partners with MTN Nigeria to introduce an electronic purse called X-change CashCard. X –change CashCard is an electronic wallet which allows access to cash at any Interswitch or QuickCash ATM and also enables you to make non-cash payments at InterSwitch enabled Point...... [view]