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Long hours won't help India grow
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 06/11/2023
» Do Indians not work enough? According to one of the co-founders of the Indian software giant Infosys Ltd, we don't. The billionaire Narayana Murthy said last week that young Indians in particular were picking up "undesirable habits" from the lazy West and thereby holding back India's productivity and its growth. "My request," he said, "is that our youngsters must say, 'This is my country, I want to work 70 hours a week.'"
Act now to save Thailand's threatened plant species
News, Published on 27/06/2015
» For many people conservation brings to mind endangered animals. But unfortunately, endangered plants don’t share the same spotlight — even if they are equally important to the balance of ecology in their habitats. While Thailand may be most famous for its orchids, it is also home to a number of endemic and endangered plant species that are not widely known, yet which make up an important part of this country’s rich natural heritage.
Finding balance benefits society, nature
News, Published on 24/07/2014
» Water management specialists talk about millions of cubic metres of water. I find it incredibly difficult to visualise these numbers in a way that feels "real" to me. So I started imagining a simple picture — a swimming pool.
After Xayaburi, it's time for some 'hydro-diplomacy'
News, Published on 05/02/2013
» The groundbreaking ceremony for the Xayaburi dam in Laos on Nov 7 marked the symbolic end to a long and contentious international campaign to delay the dam's construction until further studies into its potential trans-boundary impacts were complete.
Mekong 'hydro diplomacy' falling short
News, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 11/11/2012
» In a conference room in Chiang Rai recently, more than 100 water experts from around the world put their heads together to try to find new approaches to dealing with transborder water issues more effectively. Jargon flew about the room, especially the term "hydro diplomacy". Not surprisingly, a topic on everyone's lips was the Xayaburi dam project in in Laos, where last Wednesday, despite strong protests from locals and environmentalists and unsettled points of contention among Mekong River Commission (MRC) member states, Laos suddenly proceeded with a ground-breaking ceremony at the construction site to mark the official start of the project.