No child s play
france has tightened norms on the use of chemicals in toys after studies confirmed the dangers of chemicals present in them. The government has said that buying, selling, production, import and
france has tightened norms on the use of chemicals in toys after studies confirmed the dangers of chemicals present in them. The government has said that buying, selling, production, import and
Holograms, or three-dimensional (3D) images of objects, are not only attractive to look at but also have remarkable properties. However, the process of making a holographic image is a lengthy one.
scientists have the time. The exact time
With the increasing human population, the number of cars hitting the roads have gone up. More cars generate more air pollution, increase traffic congestion and affect public health. In the US, for
according to a report compiled by the United Nations ( un), toxic waste emitted from industrial facilities hit by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (nato ) air strikes on Yugoslavia
<p>India is facing a serious double burden of disease. Most of the old infectious diseases like malaria, filariasis and kala-azar have not yet disappeared; indeed they are bouncing back. At the same time, other chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disorders are becoming more dominant.</p>
The revival of an ancient waterway could solve the water scarcity of this pilgrim town
health Care Without Harm, a us -based coalition of environmental groups accused the World Bank of "environmental racism' for backing projects that fund dioxin-producing medical waste
the third European conference on environment and health recently organised in London resolved to set an agenda for improving health and environment standards in Europe for the next century.
a government advisory panel has suggested that the Japanese government should drop the maximum tolerable daily intake of dioxin to four picograms per kilogram of body weight. For the
At personal risk, an unlettered farmer vows to stick to his forest protection programme
The US and Canada agree to share their salmon resources
did the earliest flying birds evolve from fast runners that learnt to flap their wings and take off? Proponents of this theory have faced some nagging problems. How could a ground-dwelling animal
The Red Planet Mars never ceases to surprise scientists. The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft has found patterns of surface rock which are magnetised. These are stripes of magnetic material which
Four freighters, one already loaded with 107 containers of cargo for Singapore, have been bottled up in Thailand since small-scale fisherfolk blockaded Songkhla Bay. The fisherfolk are demanding
Scientists are close to establishing a link between gamma ray bursters and exploding stars
Life in Delhi is a capital punishment. The city s air is so polluted it claims a victim every hour. The level of small particles less than 10 micron <font class='UCASE'>pm</font> 10 present in the air are very high and are known to cause severe lung d
The questionnaire sent by CSE's Right To Clean Air Campaign to senior executives of transnational carmakers selling diesel cars in India: - We presume that you know that suspended particulate
the air pollution campaign will have far reaching implications, say energy consultants Wood Mackenzie. Greener regulations for gasoline and diesel that come into effect from next year in Europe
Economic growth and development are destroying Rajasthan's unique forest based religious system