Fewer 'green claims'
The number of new products marketed in the US as'environmentally friendy declined in 1996, according to the analysis of data available with Marketing Intelligence Service, a New York-based
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Water of life
Salffam sarvaina idam All was water in the beginning Rig Veda
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Order, Order
The Supreme Court (SC), on May 8 and 9, issued its latest order on the issue of the ban on non-forest, activities in the country. On December 12,1996, the apex court had imposed a blanket ban on
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On air
Radio Sagarmatha. the first independent radio station in Nepal and the first community broad-casting station in South Asia. will start broad-casting its programmes by the end of June. Supported
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A question of ethics
At a recent conference on bio ethics, scientists expressed, the need to check the, misuse biotechnology
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Legal remedy
The Supreme Court sets the agenda for the standardisation of herbal medicines
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Fighting flies with fancy
A cost effective, environment friendly way has been found to deal with tsetse flies
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Lessons for the future
Humans are essentially a part of nature and it is impossible to disentangle human affairs from what is happening to forests, animals, insects and microorganisms Population pressure affects
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Different 'strokes'
Ordinary cold remedies and other productscontaining decongestants can lead to strokes in otherwise healthy people, according to Eric Raps, director of Pennsylvania Medical Center's division of
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Cosmic rain
The seas are supposed to be the result of condensation of water vapour originating from the Earth itself. Now, there is evidence that the water may have a cometary source: the Earth's
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UNITED NATIONS
The third round of negotiations on a legally-binding treaty, which aims at restricting the use of hazardous chemicals and pesticides, was held in Nairobi in the last week of May. The meeting was
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In search of the axion
The existence of an elusive atomic particle, crucial to the theory of the origin of the universe, may soon be established
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Sun powered scooter
An award-winning vehicle designed at London's South Bank University by engineering graduate Paul Chapp may provide an alternative to conventional mopeds and motor- cycles. The scooter's 12-volt
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Gas aplenty
Exxon Corporation and Pertamina, Indonesia's national oil company, plan to begin building offshore plat forms that will enable them to drill into a natural gas field beneath South China Sea,
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Energy savers
Zenergy and Cie of Britain have developed a monitoring and control system when fitted with fluorescent and discharge lighting gadgets can reduce energy consumption by much as 24 per cent.
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INDIA
• The Kerala forest department will soon be setting up a biodiversity research centre and a eco-habitat cerntre, said the state forests minister P R Kurup. According to Kurup, the Rs
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Candid camera
A high-speed camera that allows aircraft to take pictures through cloud, smoke and water has been unveiled in the US. The camera was originally designed to photograph nuclear weapons
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The rued lagoon
THE abundance of fish and crab in Chilika will soon become a thing of the past, if there is no check on the increasing pressure of human activity in the region. A recent study which voiced these
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Mighty magnets
Smaller and more powerful than the conventional, 'neo' magnets may capture half the world market for permanent magnets by AD 2000
