Wave story
The threat to the foetus seems all pervasive, with even something as seemingly innocuous as a computer display screen being a threat. High levels of radiation (including X-rays, magnetic impulses
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'Censuses mean little'
A POPULATION expert sharply critical of India's achievements in curbing population growth. A demographer with scant respect for the census. A statistician who finds prevalent statistics misleading. A professional researcher who would rather rely on visual
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'Workers' safety is connected with the environment'
The increasing risk of industrial closure on environmental grounds seems to be stirring many trade unions in India to sensitise themselves to environmental concerns. The Hind Majdoor Sabha HMS , among the largest trade unions in India with its membersh
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Catching the wind
Modern designers of interior climate control can learn a thing or two from traditional windtowers and windtunnels
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Saved by a cuppa cha
Green tea could prevent you from becoming liverish and weak hearted
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Needed: a new yardstick
Gross National Product may be an inadequate measure of economic activity when environmental damage occurs
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A question of heredity
The environment in which an embryo develops influences gene expression and some acquired traits can be inherited
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The numbers game
Can the cold logic of statistics ever breathe life into yardsticks for deciding whether a nation has done good or bad by its people?
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TB revealed
Now that science has "decoded" the TB bacterium, a cure seems possible
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New Genesis
The mapping of human genes opens up new frontiers and also gives rise to fresh fears
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Waste of effort
The Central Pollution Control Board plays foul in inventorising NCR's hazardous waste generation
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Breathe easy
More oxygen during surgery cuts post op infection rate<br>
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Has anything changed?
Quincy remains an exception. The old story continues at the national level
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Watch your waistline
Hormone replacement therapy after menopause could lower the risk of getting heart diseases, advocates' a new study
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Planning for a mega - city
I see two objectives for urban planning in India: one, environmental sustainability and two, public participation in this planning
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Climate change, sustainable development and security are coming together, and Asia must drive the post-2015 global agenda and global goals
<p><em>Redistribution has been kept out of the agenda of the United Nations, and a new global agenda, goals and rules to share responsibility and prosperity can lead to a new world </em></p>
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Let the drylands bloom
By maintaining terrestrial forestation to improve the soils, drylands can be saved from being further degraded
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Bad for babies
Disposable diapers are also bad for the environment
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Bytes
calling trouble: As per a study of Sweden-based Karolinska Institutet, 10 or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of acoustic neuroma, a tumour on the auditory nerve. no more
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Healthy kya?
Why are companies across all product categories nutracising their brands? Obviously, to catch a huge market growing by the day for health and dietary supplements