A second chance
Tinkering with the genes can probably give injured hearts a second chance
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A generation scarred
Agent Orange claims second generation victims in Vietnam
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Killer appetites
Killer whales are eating sea otters in Alaska. This could change Alaska's coastal ecology
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Toying with the unborn
Is it right to experiment with the foetus? The US preparesfor another 8 controversial medical experiment
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Media games
The US media made no effort to help the US public understand the issues confronting the globe
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Light show
A meteor shower will light up the sky like a Christmas tree. But electronic satellites may not enjoy it
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">I thought of staying away from climate change completely. I thought any sort of engagement with climate change negotiation was nothing but lending my support to a corrupt process. But a few incidents at home just before the ‘epic’ meeting at Copenhagen forced me to say something.
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Reclaim The Power March in Copenhagen 16/12
<p> <img src="/files/u42/1.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small; font-style: italic;" class="Apple-style-span"><br /> “And the riot squad they’re restless</span></p>
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Steering out of gas
A global oil crisis is just a decade away, warn geologists
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Tree's a crowd
The loggers' chainsaws may not spell doom for tropical forest lands after all
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The Protocol in dispute
<p>The post-2012 emissions reduction commitments for Annex 1 countries under the Kyoto Protocol (KP) are presently going nowhere. Japan had fired the first salvo when in the opening plenary, it categorically stated its opposition to the second commitment period of KP. Now, countries like Australia, Canada, and some European nations have joined the chorus to disband KP.</p>
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Scientific advisory board for sustainable development: need to review the functions
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> </p> <p> <title></title> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">The first
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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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Kerala farmers grow vanilla for profit
Thampi Thomas, an advocate turned planter of Kolenchery in south Kerala, sold raw vanilla beans for Rs 500 per kilogramme kg in 1999. During the current season, he got Rs 3,750 per kg for the produce. No single plant in his 3 hectare ha organic farm h
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Why are we all falling ill
The pursuit of unsustainable economic growth, bad development policy, lack of good science, and poverty are a prescription for ill health. These result in a bad living environment which contributes significantly to morbidity. A conference on the state of
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Year of the girl child
El Nino's little sister La Nina is all set to bring rain in abundance to Australia, Indonesia and some other parts of Asia
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Only look for answers
I happened to attend, recently, a jan sunwai peoples court on water, convened by the National Federation of Indian Women. Women came from over 15 states to report on the state of their water.
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Staying Cool
Chemical engineers say algal colonies could be the solution to global warming
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The real maths of the world
Our world did change in 2003. The US war on Iraq made sure that the rules of engagement were changed, perhaps for a long time to come. The change I see most visible is that the world has become
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Fade to black...
Coral reefs in the Andaman Sea are losing their colour, owing to extensive bleaching. Experts say global warming is to blame