Ban without teeth
UNION minister of state for science and technology P R Kumaramangalam remains unperturbed about Washington's reported intention to ban permanently the transfer of technology to the Indian Space
Technical Cooperation
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Protecting elephants
The West Bengal government has begun work on developing an elephant sanctuary in the contiguous forest areas of Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia. The state government's decision has been prompted by
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Continued cooperation
FRENCH willingness to share space research and nuclear power expertise with India is considered a welcome and viable alternative coming as it does in the wake of a US ban on the Indian Space
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Insistence on dollar payments delays ocean power project
A US firm proposing to set up a project off the Tamil Nadu coast that will supply electricity and potable water from the ocean wants to be paid in dollars. Officials say this is equivalent to importing electricity.
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Tightening nuts and bolts in the ITIs
The World Bank is sponsoring two projects to upgrade technical courses in Indian technical training institutes
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Rocket row will delay space plan
Act 1 (18 April): Yeltsin suspends rocket technology transfer to India following the threat of sanctions by USA. Act 11 (26 April): Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao assures Parliament
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Evolving green strategies
The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in Bombay is to undertake a pilot study to evolve an environmentally sound strategy for the development of Maharashtra's energy sector. The
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Lavish lifestyles
Northern activists join the South's campaign for equal environmental space for all.
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Clinton s costly gifts
There is more than meets the eye in Clinton s emphasis on clean energy during his recent visit to India
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Japan lends a hand
The increasing pressure on the West Bengal government to clean up industrial pollution in the state has forced it to seek Japanese aid. Japanese experts will help the state government set up effluent