State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Northeast governors to create CO2 emissions trading system
New York Governor George Pataki announced that he has received commitments from the governors of nine northeast states to join New York state in a regional strategy to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2)
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New study finds pollutants can slow global warming
A new study has found that certain pollutants in the atmosphere can offer localised protection against the effects of global warming. The research, led by Dr Peter Stott of the Met Office's Hadley
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Key directives
November 28, 2001: The Supreme Court (SC) directed the states to complete the identification of below-poverty-line families, issue cards and commence distribution of foodgrains under various schemes
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Poor precedents
Some instances of river networking schemes going bust
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Touching from a distance
Scientists recreate sense of touch on the internet
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Not testing the waters
Case filed against British geological body for not providing information on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh s wells
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After officialdom
I would love to write a handbook on the Indian bureaucracy. But for now let me focus on a favourite, the yes minister technique. Do nothing, and then when pushed, unleash chaos. Nothing succeeds as
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Health class
Enemies of health and allies of poverty join hand to create global havoc, leaving different marks on different classes
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CoP 8: Nothing's brewing
For a fortnight, 1,456 delegates from 167 countries sat in conference halls, attended plenary sessions and roundtables, and sized each other up over a cup of coffee. In the end, CoP 8 didn't witness any scintillating intellectual and moral leadership from
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An encounter
AMERICAN HEAT . By Donald A Brown . First edition . Published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers Inc. . Maryland . USA . 2002 Two friends - for security reasons, we call them F1 and F2 - met