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Narayani Ganesh
16 December 2009, 03:14 AM IST
The only thing that's interesting - and significant -- about the ongoing UN climate change conference in Copenhagen is the rallying together of the so-called weak countries: the African nations, Bangladesh, Island nations and others and their being backed by...
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Narayani Ganesh
25 October 2009, 10:31 PM IST
What are the security implications of climate change in the North Polar region? Here are some interesting inputs from Rear Admiral Nils Wang of the Danish Fleet who describes himself as a "simple sailor."
Following the discussions he had...
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Narayani Ganesh
25 October 2009, 01:30 PM IST
Copenhagen: The countdown has begun. Long before counting "only 60 more days to Christmas," the chant is: "Only 43 days more to the COP-15 climate change meeting at Copenhagen". Workshops, meetings and brainstorming sessions on...
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Narayani Ganesh
24 October 2009, 12:25 PM IST
We board a Danish Navy boat that’s docked between the Queen’s palace, the Amalienborg Castle, and Copenhagen’s modern Opera House. It’s a cold day, the grey of the sky in perfect synchrony with the dull waters. But that doesn’t dampen the spirits of the group...
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Narayani Ganesh
21 July 2009, 03:28 PM IST
The gentleman was from the Northeastern region of India and he was in Delhi to be interviewed for a fellowships programme. He was passionate about bamboo. He showed me a fountain pen he’d crafted with bamboo. Would it work as well as the conventional pen, I...
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Narayani Ganesh
19 July 2009, 06:05 PM IST
The hue and cry over India signing the declaration of the Major Economies Forum on climate change in Italy this month has thrown up conflicting views on the subject. The ensuing debate has served to confuse, rather than clarify India's position on the issue....
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Narayani Ganesh
18 June 2009, 06:30 PM IST
I was to board a flight from New Delhi to Rome. I scanned the security area at the Indira Gandhi International Airport where hundreds of passengers like me were waiting for their respective flight announcements. Not one of them wore a mask. I slid my hand...
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Narayani Ganesh
18 May 2009, 11:12 AM IST
I think the first time Jaffna entered my consciousness was when one day, I returned home from school in Chennai to find this charming, tall lady seated in our living room. She never stopped smiling. Malathi was my older sister Revathi’s pen pal from Sri Lanka...
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Narayani Ganesh
29 April 2009, 09:17 PM IST
With the swine flu outbreak in Mexico claiming more than a hundred lives, people are reportedly seeking solace and hope in spirituality and religious beliefs. To assuage their fears, they are praying fervently to St Jude, the patron saint of hope for the...
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Narayani Ganesh
21 April 2009, 09:48 PM IST
We'll get our fill of gloomy news, analyses, debates and features on Earth Day tomorrow. However, it might bring us more cheer if we recall and enjoy the efforts of some who have done a great job of celebrating the Earth -- every day.
One such is...
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Narayani Ganesh
14 April 2009, 04:47 PM IST
In London in February 2009 during one of its worst snowstorms, I refused to shelve my city-trotting plans despite the pleadings of Anandhi, the Sri Lankan Tamil friend I was staying with in the Wimbledon area. She was getting her kitchen-dining area renovated,...
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Narayani Ganesh
01 April 2009, 05:22 PM IST
If you came up with something as cool and explosive as the theory of evolution, would you keep it to yourself for something like… a couple of decades? Charles Darwin did that. And when he did share his observations, he chose his words carefully, treading...
Narayani Ganesh is a senior editor with The Times of India. She writes on issues concerning the environment, science and technology, travel and tourism, heritage, philosophy, and health. She edits The Speaking Tree Sunday newspaper and daily column of that name, and is a leader writer with the Times of India opinion pages.
The views expressed in Treasure Hunt are the author´s own.
