Gone to the shepherd in the sky
Writer Gerald Malcom Durrell's death leaves a void in both the animal and the human world
Writer Gerald Malcom Durrell's death leaves a void in both the animal and the human world
Present day interest in solar power has arisen mainly because of rapidly dwindling energy resources. But the quest for tapping the sun's energy began in ancient times.
Idukki district in Kerala shows that small hydel power plants can be profitable
Algal neurotoxin enters deep-sea food web, kills whales while crab cakes and marinated clams make for delightful cuisine, shellfish poisoning is a health risk. Shellfish feed on algae that produce harmful toxins. Domoic acid (DA) is one such neurotoxin, dangerously high levels of which are produced during algal blooms of the species, Pseudo-nitzschia. The toxin was earlier believed to
There are no new insights in the Morse committee's recommendations
Publishers worldwide need to be goaded to specialise in environmental publications, but the fair was piled high with coffee table glossies on wildlife and environment, some targeting children.
In the land of Gandhi, nobody knows how to resolve conflicts peacefully
The oldest in the small car segment still holds fort. Maruti remains good value for money
One place in India where wild animals prosper
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board found the Ganga's water near Lucknow unfit for consumption. Three outlets tested had a paltry oxygen content; toxic effluents offloaded by
• A grant of US $172,000 for cataract research has been extended by the US-based National Eye Institute to an Indian research group consisting of D Balasubramaniam and Mohan Rao of the Centre
A non conventional energy complex set up in Brahampur village lies in a shambles today because authorities disregarded the people's requirements
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
The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood
The recently concluded FAO meeting on the control over plant genetic resources, their conservation and sustainable use has left the North and the South bracing up for a major battle in the days to come
doomed to extinction all over the world, large carnivores may yet be saved following urgent companies in Asian countries and eksewhere, against using their body parts for medication
JON CHARLES COE, a landscape architect in Coe Lee Robinson Roesch Inc, USA, was instrumental in turning around the Atlanta zoo from a badly managed one to one of the best in the US. In the process, he and his colleagues evolved a new concept of 'zoo desig
"What are we supposed to feel when a sarkari animal carries our children away? Are we still supposed to love the animal and the sarkar?" This plea by an activist working with poor people living in
Rudyard Kipling gave us unbelievable stories about the humane wolf. Now, a court decision reaffirms the animal's vital role in the ecosystem
Urban pressures are threatening to destroy the lesser known of Kathmandu's historical structures