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saving species: UK-based Glaxo Wellcome will help save the endangered medicinal Leech from extinction. The blood sucking creature is used by doctors to prevent blood clotting. The pharmaceutical
saving species: UK-based Glaxo Wellcome will help save the endangered medicinal Leech from extinction. The blood sucking creature is used by doctors to prevent blood clotting. The pharmaceutical
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<font class='UCASE'>John Whitelegg</font> of the School of Built Environment at Liverpool s John Moores University spoke to <font class='UCASE'>Anish Gupta </font> about Calcutta s transport problems and about why its salvation lies in improving the tra
The Calcutta tramcar system, perhaps the only eco friendly feature in the city's ruined landscape, is heading towards extinction
• Nicolas Hayek, chairperson of SMH AG, is looking for a partner to introduce the automotive equivalent of the Swatch watch he made famous in the 1980s. Hayek's inexpensive, stylish and
MEMORY FOR CHILDREN: Clinical trials on the efficacy of Memory Plus capsule have shown that it is effective on children suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHA). The trials
The nightmare that ruined kobe stays put in the streets of Japan's prosperous cities, shattering a few economic myths
Is there any point in keeping an architectural beauty radiant while the rest of the city goes to pot?
Small wonders from our scientists: ultra small aircraft that will fly into hazardous areas and bring back data
CLEAN AND SAFE: Cashing in on the growing requirement for clean water, the Pune-based Thermax Ltd is setting up a joint venture company with Culligan Water Technologies Ltd of the US. The new venture
SIDE-EFFECTS: The France-based Roche Holding AC, has planned to withdraw its drug for high blood pressure, Posicor, as its interaction with other medicines is poor. Long term clinical trials have
green wheels: Greaves Ltd, a New Delhi-based Thapar group company, will be launching eco-friendly petrol and diesel versions of three-wheelers in the coming financial year. The diesel version,
The Tata Energy Research Institute's report on fuel consumption trends calls for a clear energy policy to prevent India from being trapped in an oil intensive development patttern. It says unless renewable energy sources are tapped and conservation effort
Is the individual s attempt at environmental awareness limited mostly to sermonising about big issues?
Most Indians are defenceless against the fine toxic particles in the air largely products of vehicular emissions and scientists are finding newer and deadlier things about pollution. Surprisingly, this is not confined to metropolitan cities. Evidence
Thin film, no more than a few microns thick, can endow substances with hardness, magnetic, superconducting and optical properties
Last fortnight, when the world's richest Indian Lakshmi Mittal visited Kolkata, the city of his youth, he was thrilled to see change. Mittal told the media that the biggest difference he saw was the many flyovers dotting the city skyline and "disciplined traffic".
Technological improvement for greater efficiency faces many hurdles, especially poor immediate returns on investment
Heavy polluters have to pay heavy fines. Truck manufacturers realise this the hard way
The Kerala government has decided to appeal against two national green tribunal orders that said that the government should take note and adhere to the recommendations of the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report while approving private and commercial development in eco-sensitive zones. Read more in this September 2013 edition of the Monthly India State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.