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Windows that change from clear to dark and back at the flick of a switch are set to make air conditioning systems redundant in buildings, thereby saving considerable power.
Windows that change from clear to dark and back at the flick of a switch are set to make air conditioning systems redundant in buildings, thereby saving considerable power.
Assam s evicted encroachers show legal proof of residence
Australia banks on forest power to light up towns
Automakers are realising the advantages of four stroke engines. But fuel cells and electric vehicles remain the industry s orphans
In Nagpur city, women gather outside a court. In broad daylight they lynch a local serial rapist. When four women are arrested, few hundred women own up to the crime. They say they killed Akku Yadav
Science's search for the Holy Grail finally comes to an end with the uncovering of the 5th state of matter
High mortality rate of cloned animals and unsuccessful attempts to clone monkeys worry researchers
Despite its vast numbers of scientists and research institutes, Indian science has always fared poorly on the global front. Several reasons have been put forward for the dismal performance, but the only fact that emerges is that there can be no consensus
"NGOs have the most important role to play"
I travelled in Kerala last fortnight, seeking answers. I wanted to know what government was doing to meet the drinking water needs of people in this wet drought state. Searching in villages and
Everyone these days is aware of the phenomenon of global warming, even if they find it difficult to distinguish between stratospheric ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect. Global Warming: The
Whatever the new Union minister of Petroleum Mani Shankar Aiyer may have us believe, oil prices are on a roll and will remain cripplingly high. Oil experts say that, unusually, the surge comes during
A hydro electric project threatens Keibul Latnjao, the world's only floating sanctuary
A meteor shower will light up the sky like a Christmas tree. But electronic satellites may not enjoy it
New legislation enacted by the Jayalalitha ministry seeks to contain ecological degradation in the state's hill stations by controlling construction activity. Local residents, however, are doubtful if it will succeed.
It has been 45 years since the first national water supply programme. This and many thousand crore of rupees later, more than half of India’s population is still languishing in thirst. And where there is water, there are water-borne diseases. Tall clai
A new architectural technique uses the sun and other natural elements to regulate temperature, thereby helping to conserve non renewable energy resources.
To reduce the level of carbon in the atmosphere, growing and using biomass as an energy substitute for fossil fuels is of greater advantage than creating carbon sinks
Ten African nations show how a river can be shared peacefully
Carbon dioxide trapped in pits built for tubewell motors in Haryana's green revolution districts have killed hundreds of farm workers. Scientists say overexploitation of the state's groundwater resources is indirectly responsible.