The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
V RAMALINGASWAMI (Chairperson of The Jury) national research professor, and emeritus professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and president, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi One of the most eminent personalities in the area of medical sciences in India, Ramalingaswami's insights into the pathology of human malnutrition, …
I n 1996-97, the government of India claims that it spent Rs 333.8 crore on protection and sustainable use of the environment. Our research shows that in 1998-99, the government spent some Rs 474.81 crore. These may be inadequate sums of money, but by themselves they are not small. How …
If there is one thing true about India, it's that it is a diverse country. Economically, technologically and environmentally. Some are very rich, some are very poor. There are some who use modern technologies, and there are others who still use technologies that were used a millennium ago. And, of …
Down To Earth and the Centre for Science and Environment announce that the winner of the 2001 Green Scientist Award is V P Sharma , former head of the Malaria Research Centre. Instituted to recognise and honour commendable scientific efforts in the crucial but ignored area of environmental science, the …
catalytic converters, meant to clean up car exhausts, are polluting the environment. A group of Italian and French researchers have found traces of heavy metals emitted from the devices in remote regions of Greenland. Seth Dunn of the Worldwatch Institute, a non-governmental organisation based in Washington dc, usa, says, "They …
germany -based Siemens Solar GmbH (Siemens) and the Netherlands-based Shell Renewables (Shell) have recently reached an agreement to set up a joint venture company to manufacture products used in trapping solar energy. The two companies regard this as a key step for executing their ambitious targets for solar energy. The …
the patio at the India Habitat Centre resembled a snazzy, comfortable living space with reclining chairs, low side tables, foot stools, screens, snug utility seats, compact closets, sleek standing lamps and a myriad other furniture. Brightly coloured toys lay on rugs that were overturned by the incessant wind blowing across, …
The Mexican government is replacing methyl tertiery butyl ether (MTBE), an additive that increases the oxygen content of fuel, with ethanol, which is made from sugarcane. This is because MTBE has been known to contaminate groundwater and has been banned in the US. The government announced this decision after traces …
A farmer in Thailand has made a fuel from coconut oil. Yuthachai, claims that the fuel is a good alternative to diesel. At present the fuel is being used by 60 per cent vehicles in the Thap Sakaetrict region. Earlier, there was a little difference between the prices of the …
A hybrid vehicle has been introduced for the first time in Central America by Toyota Purdy Motor, an automobile company. The car, Toyota Prius, is powered by two engines, one electrical and one conventional. The car is the latest attempt by the Japanese auto industry to solve some of the …
for the world of marketing, in Japan the colour green is fast becoming a hot favourite. The number of advertisements attempting to present an ecofriendly green image of the product or the business has increased over the years. Responding to the increased awareness about the environment among the people, the …
The petroleum industry in India has always resisted the use of ethanol as a blending stock in fuel, favouring methyl tertiary butyl ether ( mtbe), a known carcinogen. This time around the representatives of ethanol industry got together at the seminar
With ether-based oxygenates falling out of favour, ethanol is emerging as one of the most favoured options worldwide. According to H B Mathur, professor emeritus at the Delhi College of Engineering, petrol-ethanol blend can reduce carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions by up to 35-55 per cent. According to Saroj Misra …
with companies worldwide competing to bring out ecofriendly products, India is also not far behind, given the increasing consumer awareness levels. In an effort to promote the use of such products, the Indian Institute of Technology ( iit )-Delhi in collaboration with Delft University of Technology ( dut ), the …
british politicians are facing one disaster after another but the way they are facing them should be a lesson for the tribe that exists in India. As in our country, the high fuel prices have become a source of major contention and with fuel blockades being threatened there is panic …
It is called the "lotus effect', or nature's principle of self-cleaning surfaces. And it could revolutionise the manufacture and use of several everyday products, particularly paints. You could have cars that don't need washing, house fronts that stay clean for years at an end, and even a reduction in the …
punjab durrie weavers ( pdw ), a non-governmental organisation, operating from Chandigarh and Mumbai, is collecting information on dyes available from plants and microbes. pdw intends to utilise traditional knowledge to encourage cultivation of such plants on marginal lands. Chemical dyes pollute. Alternative dyeing pigments, extractable from plants and microbes, …
