Stories written by Neena Bhandari
Neena Bhandari is a Sydney-based foreign correspondent, writing for international news agencies IPS, SciDev.Net and other national and international publications. Neena first began contributing to IPS in 1991 while based in New Delhi and was the main contributor from London between 1998 and 2000. Since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she has been reporting from Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Island countries. She started her career with India's leading national daily, The Times of India, in 1985 and she has since worked in the United Kingdom and Australia, reporting on a range of issues from health and science, environment and development, trade and travel, to gender, human rights and indigenous issues. She has a master’s degree in political science and a bachelor’s degree in law, a diploma in environmental law, and a certificate in international humanitarian law from the Red Cross. | Web

/ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN 3/ INDIA: Thar Desert Could Become Solar Powerhouse Supplying the World

If the vast expanse of the Thar desert in northwestern India were harnessed to produce solar energy, it could light-up five of Asia's most populated cities.

INDIA-ENERGY: Thar Desert could be World’s Solar Powerhouse

If the vast expanse of the Thar desert in northwestern India was harnessed to produce solar energy, it could light-up five of Asia's most populated cities.

INDIA-ENERGY: Thar Desert could be World’s Solar Powerhouse

If the vast expanse of the Thar desert in northwestern India was harnessed to produce solar energy, it could light-up five of Asia's most populated cities.

/DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 4/ INDIA: Women Sowing Seeds of Change

For the eight women from villages in the Indian state of Rajasthan, who went to the UN Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) in China last September, life will never be the same again.

WOMEN-INDIA: Women Sowing Seeds of Change

For the eight women from villages in the Indian state of Rajasthan, who went to the UN Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) in China last September, life will never be the same again.

CRAFTS-INDIA: Jewellery Brightens Prospects for Craftswomen

The remnants of a dying art are on display along the narrow lanes of an old quarter in this historic city in India's western State of Rajasthan.

INDIA-ENVIRONMENT: Villagers Slowly Green the Aravalis

The forests are slowly growing back in India's oldest hill ranges, the denuded Aravalis, where villagers are helping green the bare hills and ensure their own survival.

TRAVEL-INDIA: Luxury on Wheels Brings In the Tourists

The golden sands of the Thar desert, gleaming under a scorching midday sun, roll by the large picture window to provide a glimpse of the beautiful but unforgiving lands of west India.

TRAVEL-INDIA: Luxury on Wheels Brings In the Tourists

The golden sands of the Thar desert, gleaming under a scorching midday sun, roll by the large picture window to provide a glimpse of the beautiful but unforgiving lands of west India.

INDIA: Where Have All the Beautiful Butterflies Gone ?

While the world tries hard to stop poachers from wiping out tigers and elephants in the wild, the threat from collectors to butterflies -- a crucial link in the food chain -- has been ignored.

ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?

While the world tries hard to stop poachers from wiping out tigers and elephants in the wild, the threat from collectors to butterflies -- a crucial link in the food chain -- has been ignored.

ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?

While the world tries hard to stop poachers from wiping out tigers and elephants in the wild, the threat from collectors to butterflies -- a crucial link in the food chain -- has been ignored.

INDIA: Man and Nature Battle It Out In Tiger Reserve

This internationally renowned tiger reserve, situated in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, is fast turning into one of the major frontlines in the planet- wide battle for survival between man and nature.

ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Man and Nature Battle It Out In Tiger Reserve

This internationally renowned Tiger Reserve, situated in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, is fast turning into one of the major frontlines in the planet- wide battle for survival between man and nature.

TIBET: EXILES LOOK HOMEWARDS AS DALAI LAMA TURNS 60

CHINESE AND INDIAN PRESSURE HAS CONFINED THE 60TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS OF THE DALAI LAMA HERE TO METAPHYSICAL DEBATES AND PRAYERS, BUT THE 130,000 TIBETAN EXILES STILL CONSIDER IT AN OCCASION TO REMEMBER THEIR HOMELAND.

TIBET: TIBETAN EXILES LOOK HOMEWARDS AS DALAI LAMA TURNS 60

CHINESE AND INDIAN PRESSURE HAS CONFINED THE 60TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS OF THE DALAI LAMA HERE TO METAPHYSICAL DEBATES AND PRAYERS, BUT THE 130,000 TIBETAN EXILES STILL CONSIDER IT AN OCCASION TO REMEMBER THEIR HOMELAND.

INDIA: DOLPHINS FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL

AS LITTLE AS A DECADE AGO, PEOPLE LIVING ALONG INDIA'S MIGHTY GANGES RIVER REMEMBER WATCHING ENTHRALLED AS HUNDREDS OF BLIND FRESHWATER DOLPHINS GAMBOLLED IN ITS DEPTHS.

INDIA: WINGED SIBERIAN AMBASSADORS FAIL TO KEEP ANNUAL TRYST

AS THE FIRST RAYS OF THE SUN LIGHTEN THE EASTERN HORIZON IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS, VISITORS BEGIN TROOPING INTO THE KEOLADEO NATIONAL PARK IN WESTERN INDIA TO VIEW SOME OF THE 369 SPECIES OF MIGRATORY AND RESIDENT BIRDS.

INDIA: ECO-TOURISM TO THE RESCUE

IF ITS DECEMBER IT'S GOT TO BE THE LOFTY HIMALAYAN RANGES SURROUNDING THIS HISTORIC HILL TOWN FOR MOST NORTH INDIANS IN SEARCH OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS.

INDIA-ENVIRONMENT: ECO-TOURISM TO THE RESCUE //REPEATING// AN INTER PRESS SERVICE FEATURE

IF ITS DECEMBETS GOT TO BE THE LOFTY HIMALAYAN RANGES SURROUNDING THIS HISTORIC HILL TOWN FOR MOST NORTH INDIANS IN SEARCH OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS.

INDIA-ENVIRONMENT: ECO-TOURISM TO THE RESCUE //REPEATING// AN INTER PRESS SERVICE FEATURE

IF ITS DECEMBER, ITS GOT TO BE THE LOFTY HIMALAYAN RANGES SURROUNDING THIS HISTORIC HILL TOWN FOR MOST NORTH INDIANS IN SEARCH OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS.

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