Climate change Deniers shift their ground George MonbiotInstead of denying climate change is happening, the US now denies that we need proper regulation to stop it.One day we will look back on the effort to deny the effects of climate change as we now look back on the work of Trofim Lysenko, a... 14 Jul, 2005
LETTERS interventionI am surprised at the statement of Girija P Koirala calling for the help from international community to mediate between the three conflicting sides — the King, the Maoists and the political parties. It is strange to hear a veteran... 14 Jul, 2005
Peaking time Sir Edmund Hillary has called for the inclusion of the Himalayan mountain range on the United Nations’ list of endangered heritage sites because of the threat posed to the glaciers by climate change. Global warming is accelerating the rate of glacial... 11 Jul, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS : Issues galore As the leaders of the richest nations carry on their annual conference despite the bombings in London, they have a chance to embrace what should be an essential element of any long-term global strategy against terrorism. By adopting a plan to tackle... 10 Jul, 2005
G8 summit likely to cancel Africa’s debt Agence France PresseGleneagles, July 8:The heads of the world’s eight most powerful nations were to meet with leaders of African countries here on Friday to frame a deal for development aid, at a summit where the terror attacks in distant London cast... 08 Jul, 2005
LETTERS GurungsThis refers to the news “Gurungs seek alternative to Lahure culture” published in THT on July 3. At a time when the craze for foreign jobs is leading many youths in the country to abandon their studies, the Gurung community, which have... 07 Jul, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS Feeling the heatPresident Bush has been running from the issue of global warming for four years, but the walls are closing in. Scientists throughout are telling him that the rise in atmospheric temperature justifies aggressive action. Arnold... 15 Jun, 2005
Time to act Inadequate resources, meagre data, and outdated equipment have favoured the country’s weather forecast system with a major handicap. This is unfortunate in a country with topographic variations and erratic climatic pattern. The Radio Sound Instrument... 13 Jun, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS : Bush and Blair The substance of the meeting between PM Tony Blair and President Bush on Tuesday was too often obscured by speculation over whether Blair would or would not be rewarded for his loyalty during the Iraq war. This stress on Blair’s travails in the role... 12 Jun, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS : Incredible President Bush moved quickly after the 2000 election to fill many of the important environmental jobs with corporate lobbyists. The result has been an erosion of the regulatory framework protecting the country’s environment, combined with a chronic... 09 Jun, 2005
Dr Giri for extension of South Asian electricity grid Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 7:Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers Dr Tulsi Giri today stressed on the need of strengthening the grid among the South Asian countries for promoting regional power trading.He also suggested energy experts... Travel 08 Jun, 2005
Climate change poses threat Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi, May 29:Climate change threatens to sharply increase crop losses in many developing countries like India, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).It said in a report unveiled in New York today that 65... 29 May, 2005
