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Chernobyl concluded
NEARLY a decade after the world's worst nuclear disaster, Ukraine has finally decided to close the Chernobyl nuclear power station. Ukraine and the Group of seven industrial nations met
NEARLY a decade after the world's worst nuclear disaster, Ukraine has finally decided to close the Chernobyl nuclear power station. Ukraine and the Group of seven industrial nations met
Some recent findings question the little we know about sub atomic particles
<b>CLONING TECHNOLOGY:</b> Geron, the US-based biotechnology company specialising in embryo research has bought the Scottish cloning technology that led to Dolly the sheep. The company aims to clone patients' cells to produce specialised tissues for transplantation. Geron is issuing about US $28 million of new shares to buy Roslin Bio-Med, a private company set up in 1998 to commercialise cloning research. Ian Wilmut, the scientist in charge of Roslin's cloning programme said Scottish science would benefit through Geron's research funding.
The colony that has mushroomed upon the Dal Lake is the only slum on water in Srinagar. A byproduct of the proxy war between India and Pakistan, it threatens to kill the lake
Sounds almost like a sci fi movie, but there is light in the dark for those who have lost their eyesight. A high tech curing device is on the anvil
Ganga plumbs new depths in its journey through Varanasi
The Environment Appraisal Commiittee for River Valley and Hydro-electricity Projects under the Union ministry of environment and forests (MEF), has recommended that construction work on 10 dams be
Jagir Singh Patiali, 65, is the undisputed leader of the village community in Patial. Although he never held any official post, he has taken up a number of local issues, and spearheaded the forest
Glow signs using diesel gensets at bus stops have increased in Delhi. So has the pollution
A look at local involvement in water supply, waste disposal and electricity generation in Denmark
Two non resident Indians blame inter organisational rivalry for the rejection of their proposal to use compact fluorescent lamps, which will reduce the load on energy generation.
Great balls of fire! Science has finally explained ball lightning, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon until now
Growing up in Minadanao, nature's last frontier in the Philippines, Joey Ayala learnt to mix words and music with the sounds of nature. Ayala, 38, is the most famous of the new breed of Filipino
By conducting nuclear tests, India was only asserting its sovereignty. Now, if it gives in to US pressure tactics, it will tantamount to begging forgiveness for a wrong it never committed
<p>Sorry for the long silence in the blog space. But I was fatigued and rather frustrated with the same old arguments and going-nowhere debates. So in the last few months we have been busy with new research to bring different perspectives to the old problems -- how will we share the increasingly scarce budget in an increasingly at-risk carbon constrained world.</p>
<p>Kerala's 10,000 Solar Rooftop Programme is already in full swing with almost half (4700) rooftops signed up by mid-January 2013. Any Keralaite with 15 square meters of unshaded rooftop area can
The Bush administration could well be termed the industry's dream team. Here's a sample of the right connections: DON EVANS. Commerce secretary. Spent 25 years at an oil and gas company.
www.mp.nic.in/gramsampark E-governance in rural administration, says the title of this website launched by the Madhya Pradesh government. The aim is to bring about
NESS Ltd, the Israel-based electronic goods manufacturer, has ushered in glad tidings for the handicapped, especially those unable to function with their hands. It has designed the Handmaster, a
WHAT are the alternatives with us to rectify the imbalance in power generation in the future? To date, we have not only failed to generate power optimally from our existing resources, we have also