News stories by Analysis by Malini Shankar*
Indian Ocean Rim Countries Battered by Disasters — Part 2
- Inter Press Service
The heat wave in the Indian state of Orissa, which saw a 10-degree Celsius increase in summer temperatures last month, claimed 21 lives, according to government sources; unofficial estimates counted 87 deaths.
Bringing the Lost Cheetah Back to India — But at What Cost?
- Inter Press Service
On Monday, the Indian Supreme Court declined to call a scheduled hearing of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding plans to reintroduce African cheetahs, which were declared extinct in 1952 as a result of over-hunting by India’s nobility, into 10 identified sites around the country by May 2012.
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