Tunisia’s already modest economic recovery almost halted in 2023, amidst a severe drought, tight financing conditions and the modest pace of implementing reforms. With this slowdown, the Tunisian economy
Trees in the cities of the UK are feeling the cutting edge of the latest communications boom. Tree roots are being severed as cable companies dig trenches along an estimated 80 km of streets a day to
The Thai government has come up with an ingenious plan to reduce traffic congestion. The idea is to create 2 dozen special car parks on the outskirts of the city, where commuters can leave their cars
With no major breakthroughs in the fight against aids, the just-concluded 10th Annual International Conference on the disease, held at Yokohama, Japan, turned out to be a routine affair. The only new
COMPUTERS:Computer-chip manufacturing technology is about to undergo a revolutionary change. The 4 US-based bigwigs - IBM, AT&T, Motorola and Loral - have put their heads together to develop
Rapid Strides (37 mins, directed by Shahid Jamal) is a success story in which, surprisingly, the state does not play the role of a villain. Arunachal Pradesh's Department of Power, apparently, knows
The US dairy industry is having second thoughts about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Jim Bar, the head of the National Milk Producers' Federation, has complained that GATT, as
Night life in Singapore can now mean observing tropical animals. A new wildlife park, the Night Safari Park, has been set up on 40 hectares next to the Singapore Zoological Gardens. Across extra-wide
A RECENT UN accord on acid rain committed its 26 signatory nations to drastic cuts in sulphur dioxide emissions -- largely responsible for the phenomenon that wreaks havoc with humans, crops, lakes
ECO-TOURISM has not won many supporters in Russia. Prominent Russian scientists have severely criticised government plans to encourage commercialisation of state-owned nature reserves, says a report
In keeping with its determinedly frothy approach to TV programming, Aavishkar, Zee TV's weekly science programme (Monday evenings at 5 pm) has at least as much clowning around as cerebral
