Road to destruction
Death stalks the Wichi, an indigenous Indian group of Salta province in Argentina, impoverished by the invasion of their lands by non Indian settlers (criollos). The coming of the criollos led to
Death stalks the Wichi, an indigenous Indian group of Salta province in Argentina, impoverished by the invasion of their lands by non Indian settlers (criollos). The coming of the criollos led to
'Infected' British beef is being banned all over Europe
The controversy began in 1973 as a debate over the suitability of setting up the Mathura refinery (MR) about 40 km from Taj Mahal. Successive expert committees have, since then, defeated all
The 32nd US patent on neem was give to FMC Corporation of Philadelphia. It is the corporation's second patent titled, "Combinations of neem seed extract and bifenthrin for control of
Controversies involving NEERI's reports did not start with the Taj case. A few instances of the institute's bungling ways are given below
Dutch greens decry the expansion of Schiphol airport and jam the main runway, ready to face trial for high crime
The garden city will have to walk on a bed of thorns with water supply becoming a scarce commodity by the turn of the century
The recent decline in the fertility rate in India seems to have affected the Asian world a great deal. For the second most populous country in the world, it is indeed a dramatic achievement.
Scientists warn that taking iron indiscriminately can be toxic for the body. In fact, it can make the heart, liver and pancreas more vulnerable to disease. Iron tablets may increase stamina in
WHILE air pollution and smog are nothing new to them, Mexico City residents now have to contend with a disaster which could leave them literally dying of thirst. The aquifer, the main source
Live rock concerts are the hardest on ears, reports Christian Meyer- Bisch, an ear specialist in the city of Nancy in France. Investigating hazards to hearing, from exposure to high noise at a
SWEET REMEMBRANCE: Students can now literally chew their way to better memorv. Madras-based Velvette International Pharma is all set to launch a wonder drug - chocolates with memory-enbancing
A remote sensing machine to measure vital signs will be used in the next Olympic games
The Thai-Burmese border is not only home to ethnic rebels, wandering refugees and gem smugglers but also to deadly drug-resistant malarial parasites. According to experts, the region is the
The conflict-ridden continent can still hope for peace. In a concerted effort to ban nuclear weapons in the continent, government leaders and ministers from all 53 African countries are set to
Stanford University researchers, by studying what are known as DNA microsatellites, try to explain the genesis and evolution of the Homo sapiens Providing yet another proof in support of the 'Out of Africa' theory
Pay dues, else lose your right to vote: this seems to be the current slogan of the LIN as it seeks to fight its deepening financial crisis. As a first step, it has stripped 35 countries out of
The Indian subcontinent and Australia are moving away from each other. This is the result of the cracking up of the massive Indo- Australian crustal plate just south of the equator beneath the
IT STARTED with a big hype but is now veering towards a rather unfortunate collapse. A us $65-million experiment, which had the backing of the Commonwealth leaders, to save tropical rainforests
WITH the recent finding of a rare dinosaur fossil, scientists at the Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are trying to create a sound that may resemble the call of