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India and Day 26 – Part 3: The Devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . December 26, 2004 – Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami On Sunday, December 26, 2004, an undersea megathrust earthquake, known as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake occurred at...
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Dhanushkodi – Fifty Years After the Cyclone of 1964
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . A cyclonic storm now referred to as the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone or the Dhanushkodi cyclone started with the depression that formed in the South Andaman Sea on December 17,...
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Do Not Cut Trees, Relocate Them!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Due to the rapid increase in world population, infrastructure projects such as housing, offices, highways, etc., have become a necessity. Often one can hear someone saying,...
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China Bans Chai Jing’s Antipollution Documentary about Smog in China
China Bans Chai Jing’s Antipollution Documentary about Smog in China . By T.V. Antony Raj .. Ten years ago, I asked what that smell in the air was, and I got no answer. Now I know. It’s the smell of...
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The Five Days of December 1952 When the Killer Smog Blanketed London.
. By T.V. Antony Raj . Smokestack belching dense dark smoke. . The modern fight against environmental pollution around the world owes much to the tragedy that befell Greater London, about 63 years...
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Mr. Yo: “The Boss of Cleaning”
. By T.V. Antony Raj . A smoker walking in front of you throws the cigarette butt on the sidewalk. The teenager seated on the park bench crumbles the chocolate wrapper and throws it on the grass. The...
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Save the Wetlands
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Logo of Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Photo credit: Wikipedia) . On February 2, 1971, an international treaty for the conservation and wise use of sustainable wetlands...
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The Pallikaranai Wetland in Chennai: Part 1 – Flora and Fauna
. By T.V. Antony Raj . Pallikaranai marshland (Photo : T.V. Antony Raj) . Why am I interested in wetlands and writing about them? Because I am concerned. I am not an environmentalist per se. I am just...
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The Pallikaranai Wetland in Chennai: Part 2 – Now It Is a Concrete Jungle!
. By T.V. Antony Raj . Why am I interested in wetlands and writing about them? Because I am concerned. My home in Jalladianpet in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India is just 2.5 miles (4 km) from the...
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A Day for Water and Water for Sustainable Development.
By T.V. Antony Raj . . Today, March 22, 2015 is World Water Day. The World Water Day was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development...
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