Dr S K Chabbra, reader and head of the department of cardiorespiratory physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, is among the few doctors to conduct an epidemiological study relating air pollution to respiratory morbidity among adults and
Today environmental pollution has assumed serious proportions and become a big problem because the built-in balance has been disturbed by the industrialization and the philosophy of conquest of nature through exploration and exploitation of natural resources by man to the advantage of mankind. This report contains the Environmental status of Jaipur city, Rajasthan, India.
The World Bank (WB) in its 50-year history has supported more than 6,600 development projects worth US $337 in about 140 countries. These projects have supported sectoral growth in various
India is setting up an ambitious Antarctica study centre on the west coast
Continued food shortage in North Korea has made its population susceptible to disease. The Geneva-based Inter-national Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has sought a us $14.3
The Supreme Court has directed the Union government and the local authorities to regulate traffic and curb pollution in Delhi. A three-judge bench comprising of the Justice J S Verma, Justice B
in an attempt to reduce air pollution, the European Commission has laid down strict standards not only for pm 10s - particles with a diameter of less than 10 micrometres, but also for pm
Funding and technology cooperation in the past 17 years indicate that research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly globalised. Foreign funding of industrial R&D in the US increased almost
The Indira Gandhi canal project is a costly failure that has led to destruction of habitat and loss of arable land
Rise in infectious diseases in the canal s command area
Ecological imbalance and pestilence in western Rajasthan
Adaptation in the desert
Gemologists in Bangkok say that hundreds of dangerously radioactive gemstones are circulating in Asian markets and some of them have found their way into finished jewellery. Tests conducted by
Tehran has ratified the Chemical Weapons Conven tion, a new treaty banning the production and possession of nerve gas weapons. The treaty subjects all signatories to mandatory international
November marks the beginning of the breeding season of the endangered Olive Ridley turtle on the Gahirmatha coast in the eastern state of Orissa. The first school of the protected turtles is expected
It is dangerous to breathe in most Indian cities, and even though the government accepts this, precious little is being done about it.
Labour union membership has declined substantially over the past decade around the world. Even in European countries which traditionally had strong unions, the membership is decreasing. However, the
Family planning restrictions in some urban areas of China have been eased allowing many of the parents of the one-child policy to have two children. The two-child rule, envisioned years ago, but
Drought has claimed more than 400 lives in Indonesia. Doctors working with in the mountainous district of Jayawijaya since September say that people suffering from malnutrition and various
It is dangerous to breathe in most Indian cities, and even though the government accepts this, precious little is being done about it
