A lot, apparently. Neem Azadirachta indica and the I?roducts derived from it have traditionally been widely used for centuries, especially in India, for medicinal purposes and pest control. Recognising its vast potential, Western science and industry

An additional search for neem-related patents through the US patent database, carried out in late December, 1995, revealed the existence of two more patents. Both were obtained by US corporations:

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Noted agricultural scientistM S Swaminathan says:

Bhargava adds: "Unfortunately, neem is not the only case where we have lost out. We (at the CCMB) discovered a protein called seminal plasmin (published in Nature and widely publicised in the late

The following south Indian tale gives rise to some pertinent questions: how many Indian roots has our scientific establishment protected in its mad race towards Westernisation? We should not indiscriminately abhor all that is Western, but should we not re

Director, Malaria Research Centre, Delhi

Resentment simmers in 27 villages near Gopalpur-on-Sea, Orissa, where the Tata Iron and Steel Company proposes to set up a steel plant on 290 ha of fertile land. Villagers clarify that they

The tribal world view that humans can regenerate forests, but not create them, may resolve problems and failures which stalk forest management policies of the government

Action councils have been set up in a number of villages in Kerala opposing the proposed Kurumaulloor Major Distribution Canal, an 18.5 km extension canal of the Muvattupuzha Irrigation