A known a crusader for traditional Indian medicine. P Pushpangadan, who completed his Ph.D from Aligarh University, is currently the director of the Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute tgbri in Thiruvananthapuram. The institute has championed
S K SINHA, former director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute IARI , is currently a National Professor at the Water Technology Centre. During his tenure, the IARI had seen intensive bask and applied research. Conventional
A lift irrigation system helps tribals in Gujarat fight the tyranny of the seasons
Vaidya Balendu Prakash is presently carrying out research work on Rasayan Shastra metal therapy , based on ayurveda. He has been successfully treating patients suffering from multiple sclerosis and leukaemia. All the medicines used are derived from natur
The recent breaking away of a massive iceberg from the Antarctic peninsula has generated a heated debate on the bothers of global warming
Why are pretty films on wildlife so much more interesting than no holds barred environmental documentaries?
Clinically clean, gleamingly coloured, hermetically sealed fruits and vegetables face the challenge of organic food
Women in 3 districts in Tamil Nadu discover how to make money and ban booze for the first time
The new Inspection Panel, whose first brief is Nepal"s Arun III dam, is most certainly a radical step towards self-examination. It may cure the ills that afflict the World Bank - if it doesn"t itself succumb to the infection first, say the autho
Indian seismic experts are in a tizzy over predictions of an imminent gigantic earthquake in the central Himalayas
...the much flouted crisis management system failed to activate itself, leaving the residents of Kardampuri colony in Delhi gasping for breath
A study explains why peaceful pachyderms go on rampages that leave crops and humans devastated
What on Earth are comets? And why do they behave whimsically like they do?
As satellites proliferate over the Indian sky and competitors wrangle a bigger share of the market, Doordarshan gears up to….
...Yet another rainforest disappears and a way of life dies as "development" catches up with the Guaranis of Paraguay
The Indian Railways has raised a stink by opting for an outdated Canadian software programme for controlling its freight operations
DEVELOPING countries have accepted the inarguable importance of the link between population and economic and social development and natural resources, says NAFIS SADIK, secretary general of the International Conference on Population and Development, 1994,
Using automobile batteries both Indian and foreign, Clandestine lead smelting units near the Delhi border have played havoc with the health of villagers
The Globe is getting warmer. But the only contribution of US businesses is an advertising blitz and political arm twisting to discredit climate science
Asian countries risk becoming the dumping ground for the world"s burgeoning waste trade
