It is a story you will not find anywhere in the India’s mainstream media but it is unnerving country’s top conservationists. It is all about to fight to save 300 Narcondum Hornbills, whose only home on the globe is a 6.5 sq km island in Andaman named after the bird itself. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Filed under India, environment · Tagged Andaman and Nicobar Island, Andaman Islands, Bombay Natural History Society, Chetan Chauhan, coastal surveillance radar, Dr Asad Rahmani, Dr Madhusudan, environment minister, Indian Coastal Guard, Jayanthi Natarajan, Narcondam Island Sanctuary, Narcondum Hornbills, National Board for Wildlife, Nature Foundation
2011 had two contrasting dimensions for Indian environment — Jairam Ramesh and Jayanthi Natarajan as environment ministers.
Ramesh was the minister for first seven months of the year when he was replaced by Jayanthi. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Filed under environment · Tagged Animal Welfare Act, Chetan Chauhan, Durban climate conference, environment, global warming, Himalayan glaciers, India, Jairam Ramesh, Jayanthi Natarajan, Paravaran Bhawan, pollution, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
Two unrelated reports have indicated that world is heading for climate disasters if countries fail to shun their parochial outlook at Durban climate conference and join hands for welfare of mankind. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Filed under environment · Tagged carbon emission, Chetan Chauhan, China, climate, climate change, climate talks, Durban climate conference, environment, EU, global warming, Green Climate Fund, India, IPCC, Jairam Ramesh, Jayanthi Natarajan, politics, South Africa, US
It is one story that none of India’s top economist wants to talk about. The cost India had to pay to pursue high GDP growth rate, especially in terms of environmental degradation. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Chetan Chauhan, CSE, ecostani, GDP growth rate, Group of Ministers, Gujarat, Hindustan times, Jairam Ramesh, Jayanthi Natarajan, news, Orissa, Science and Environment