HONG KONG
A massive protest was held in Hong Kong demanding -action against the rising air pollution level. People wearing gas masks and holding placards proclaiming "Diesel is deadly" and
A massive protest was held in Hong Kong demanding -action against the rising air pollution level. People wearing gas masks and holding placards proclaiming "Diesel is deadly" and
CARTER BRANDON an environmental economist in the environment and natural resources division of the World Bank WB , has done considerable work in assessing the environmental and health impacts of pollution in Asian countries, including India. His
Hurricane Mitch leaves Nicaragua and Honduras devastated, and over 10, 000 dead
• Hurricane Mitch dumped as much as 65 cm of rainfall in a single day. • Thousands of landmines, laid during the nations' civil wars, have been scattered all over by floods and
Birds can remember. And quite well too. A new experiment sheds more light on how they do it
An erupting volcano forces conservationists to airlift endangered tortoises to safety
A novel polymer coating, the echocoat polymer, could make heart operations Wer by helping doctors keep track of medical devices used in heart surgery. The plastic works by reflecting
Citizens voice their concernfor a dwner environment
Radio telescopes will tell about the Universe
An investment of Rs 300 can bring electricity to every household in rural India. Humble cow dung can do this and more
Researchers may soon develop pota- toes that could prevent diabetes. Transgenic potatoes produce large amounts of substances that in turn produce a foreign protein. Such potatoes have been suggested
The DTC's plan to buy new eco friendly buses is left hanging as Delhi government stalls the deal. Manish Tiwari and Anumita Roychowdhary report
... for clean air
• The DTC floats a tender for modern, commuter and environment-friendly urban buses. • Nine companies, including Volvo, Daewoo, Optaire and India's Ashok leyland and TElCO, bid.
According to the World Health Organisation, about 31 million people in the world are living with 11IV or AIDS. Significantly, this includes-about one million children. In 1997, around 2.3 million
A recent study by Daphne Wysham from the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies shows that a significant portion of the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC's) resources are
A good sex increases your chances of conceiving, say researchers
A new grafting technique for ziziphus (known as her} has been introduced by the Mithawan Watershed Management Project in Pakistan. Ziziphus is abundantly found in south Asia. Its products include
A recent patent from British Petroleum (BP) makes a disturbing admission: piston-engined aircraft need such high-octane fuel that tetraethyl lead is still added to it to keep its octane rating up. So
I would have been delighted to see Sahib Singh Verma go, not because of the price of onions, but for the way he handled Delhi's air pollution problem