IPS Inter Press Service - EnvironmentIPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.INDIA: Sansar Chand Acquitted Again- (Found June 29, 2008 ) NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (IPS) - Notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand -- who according to official investigations was responsible for the death of at least 10 tigers in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in 2005 -- has been acquitted by a court of law in two cases related to wildlife crime for want of evidence by the prosecution. "It seems that there are no charges from the wildlife department, who was the prosecution in charge of the case," said Alok Kumar Aggarwal, additional chief metropolitan.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42997 CHINA: Quake Highlights Urban Privilege- (Found June 29, 2008 ) BAILU, Sichuan, Jun 27 (IPS) - 1970 -- The height of the Cultural Revolution. A severe quake ripples through rural Chinas Yunnan province in the south. The response from the communist leadership in far away Beijing arrives swiftly -- tens of thousands of little Red Books with quotations from chairman Mao Zedong and as many badges with his image. The rescue efforts are complete with thousands of letters of sympathy from the capital.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42995 DEVELOPMENT-CHINA: Temblor Throws Shadow on Big Dam Ambitions- (Found June 29, 2008 ) DUJIANGYAN, Jun 25 (IPS) - Chinas deadly earthquake last month appears to have shifted more than just tectonic plates in the countrys picturesque Sichuan province. The May 12 temblor has given a boost to Chinas green lobby that has been calling for a review of Beijings zealous dam-building programme and may tilt the balance of public opinion in favour of such appeals.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42951 |