Herbal hunt
council for Scientific and Industrial Research (csir) and Kottakkal-based Aarya Vaidhya Shala (avs) will jointly develop drug molecules from tradi-tional ayurvedic medicines. This will be the
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Plug in to Sun s power
Pacific Solar of Australia plans to develop a novel concept in solar technology that could allow solar panels to be plugged directly into the standard 240 volts (V) wiring system of a house
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The reanimators
Best out of waste? These scientists have taken it further, making a supercomputer out of electronic junk
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Conserving petrol
the government has chalked out a plan for saving petrol worth Rs 10,000 crores per year by giving a boost to the ethanol industry. In this regard, the ministry of non-conventional energy has
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Defenders of the earth
Zap! And another pollutant bites the dust
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Mars had life
researchers at the National Aero nautics and Space Administration (nasa) say that water flowed on Mars for a million years. The present findings support the theory that life existed on Mars.
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Solution for pollution?
Scientists at Benaras Hindu University (BHU), India, have developed a low-cost catalyst for reducing automobile pollution. They claim that it can replace those currently being used in imported
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Hazardous votes
The true Bharat Ratnas will be those individuals who will get India s millions clean water, clean air and adequate food
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Projects galore
the India-Canada Environment Facility has approved Rs 17.58 crore for two environment projects in India. In the first project, the icef has approved a grant of Rs 3.20 crore to the World
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For a new deal
The role of non-government organisations (NGOs) in the international arena is changing. They have to devise new strategies to consolidate their position
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Dark arena
The people of Kalahandi may have survived droughts and floods. But they see little hope in their battle against exploitation
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Chaos theory?
Science takes on nature as climatologists try to predict El Ni o patterns in an attempt to warn governments of climatic anomalies <br>
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Polluting industries
Industrial production has grown in India by more than 50-fold over the past century. The Central Pollution Board (CPCB) has identified 17 categories of most polluting industries which contribute to
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The X factor
Business ultimately depends on profit. Sustained growth depends on wise investment. But as economies grow and productivity rises, resource use also increases, leading to wastage. This need not be so. Profit making and resource conservation can be complem
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"Polluters are today s environmentalists"
Crusader for the rights of over eight million Indian fisherfolk, <font class='UCASE'>Thomas Kochery</font> , 57, made news headlines when he rejected the US $150,000 Fellowship of Pew foundation of Massachusetts, USA. He was recently elected unanimously
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You take my heart away
When it comes to recieving hearts and kidneys, men do better than women. Women do better when it comes to donating organs
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Population bomb
Seventy-four developing countries, where the population of those under 15 years is one-third of the total will double their population within 30 years or less. This is in spite of death rates having
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In the dumps
Despite international regulations and campaigning by environmentalists, hazardous waste continues to be dumped in India
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Green promises
Political parties pay lip service to environmental issues in their election manifestos
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Vanishing green
India lost about 5,550 sq km of forest cover in the last two years. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were the worst hit