Ana M Soto, professor at the Tufts Medical School at Massachusetts in the us, made an important discovery while working with breast cancer cells in 1989. She found that some of the tissues were
India dithers on cleaner coal technologies. But it has the technology to help the thermal power sector clean up its act
WHENEVER a dictionary of green terms is written, even if it is in English, it will contain at least one Hindi word. And that word is Chipko. The idea that people are prepared to hug trees to save
Bihar wetlands may be the only place in the world where makhana is grown on a commercial basis
The oil pipeline burst at Bombay High exposes maintenance lapses and highlights the urgent need for environment management plans to tackle such mishaps.
Lack of ecological concerns among today's professionals have led to a dichotomy between development and the environment.
It is time to question whether the new green urgency of big business is a genuine change of heart
Polluters of the environment are now increasingly being regarded as criminals. In New Jersey, there's a new breed of police personnel who are authorised to book them
THE BRANDT Commission in 1980 had called for a world "based less on power and status, more on justice and contract; less discretionary, more governed by fair and open rules". Shridath
France has 58 million people living in 22 regions, 96 departments (counties) and 36,000 municipalities, varying in population size from 100 to 2 million. Two-thirds of the municipalities have less
Has the Som distillery really restricted its operations as per government orders? Apparently not, as a <i>DTE </i> team finds out
The finance minister's money bag may emerge as the commoner's bete noir
AN Indian environmentalist recently offered me a five-word analysis of pollution in the Netherlands, which made up in crispness what it lacked in elegance. "Holland," he said, "is drowning in
With a few exceptions, video newsmagazines have shown little interest in covering science and environment.
The Care for the Environment Contest, which was held in New Delhi to mark World Environment Day, met with a response that far surpassed the expectations of its organisers.
Every major TV channel virtually bypassed Environment Day on June 5, making polite noises to mask their enthusiasm
Agrin, a protein released by nerve cells, helps in triggering off the formation of a machinery through which neurons communicate.
After yielding successful formulations like Liv. 52 and Guglip, Ayurveda now holds out promise of a new range of drugs to treat mental disorders.
Faced with a water shortage, Madras Refineries Ltd has opted for cleaning up sewage water and recycling its own effluents to meet its water needs.
The fisheries department sets new rules for acquafarmers to avoid the recurrence of a viral devastation
