While people worry about patenting of upmarket plant products like neem because of transnational interest, India's unique biodiversity of domesticated animals is disappearing because of lack of attention. Indira Khurana of the

How conservation efforts can be thwarted by petty interests

The Biovillage project provides rural folk the finance and technical knowhow to cultivate for the market while conserving water and soil

Strategies need to be worked out and implemented immediately if India is to benefit from animal conservation

Neglected wealth Crossbreeding programmes have backfired in India. Productivity of crossbreeds has declined, while native breeds are disappearing. Indigenous livestock breeds may not be as

Farmers help conserve Ongole cattle

The Koliyari dam in the Panchmahals district of Gujarat is yet another project that has elicited heated reactions. The dam is estimated to render about 8,000 tribals and double the number of cattle

Little is being done to conserve the unique Garole sheep found in the Sunderbans

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a principal reactant in the preparation of polycarbonate (PC) plastics and has been shown in in vitro cell proliferation studies to exhibit estrogen-like characteristics. Reusable baby bottles, water carboys, and other housewares are often made of PC. A high-pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) protocol was used to determine residual BPA in PC and BPA migrated to food simulants in contact with PC under controlled time/temperature conditions. Confirmation of BPA was performed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC−MS).

Environmental degradation in Asia could impose an onerous burden on its people