LOGGING BARRED
The Supreme Court restrained all the state government's and their "functionaries' from allowing felling of trees in the reserved forests, even if they are diseased. The order came in the wake of a
The Supreme Court restrained all the state government's and their "functionaries' from allowing felling of trees in the reserved forests, even if they are diseased. The order came in the wake of a
Can microcircuits grow by themselves? In a few years, they just might
the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb) has published a study on management of municipal solid waste. The two year study was based on field surveys carried out in different towns and cities
only biological breakthroughs would be able to help meet adequate food supplies in the next century, according to Jeff McNeely, chief scientist at the iucn, the World Conservation Union.
green signal: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has granted permission to Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited for launching anti-ulcer drug "Ranitidine' in the US. The company is expected to file
This is the story of Friends of Vrindavan, a unique experiment in conservation, which brings to attention the important role that India s religious traditions can play in protecting the environment
Parisians see red and intercept a consignment of Indian roses meant to reach French women on Valentines day, turning it into a thorny issue
Science is probably going to ensure that people will be cloned eventually as was Dolly, the sheep?
Government policies and land prices are preventing companies from setting up wind mills in Nagercoil
PARTNERS in peril is a film on the life of the people living in the Sundarbans and the state of resources in the area. Sundarbans is the only mangrove tiger land in the world. The present
journals brought out by various non-profit voluntary organisations tend to be boring and are often rele-gated to dusty library shelves and reference sections seldom visited by people. However, this
the book is a guide for organisations and individuals interested to make their offices "green'. The author, Lesley Millet, a sales and marketing professional, is an expert in environmental
From battling cancer, to curing fractures in no time at all Ultrasound is coming of age
Two Indians figure in the 12 member World Commission on Dams
full of gas: Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), New Delhi, has developed a technology for converting liquid natural gas into value-added liquefied petroleum gas. Following this breakthrough,
In a politically correct world, it is indeed surprising that the male cells enjoy an unabashed superiority when it comes to mutation
The United Nations (UN) Children's Fund (UNICEF) is calling for support for efforts to raise the minimum recruitment age for children in the armed forces. A working group in Geneva is dealing with
Animal experiments could become obsolete with the development of a transgenic mouse by Maria Sacco of Italian Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies in Milan, Italy. The mouse, sensitive to
at a time when India's herb exports have tripled, several medicinal plants face extinction. The recent rediscovery of natural medicine has fuelled a sharp increase in commercial demand for
Scientists have developed a more efficient biogas plant that can operate continuously