Daubs fo gilt on the Israeli image abraod
Two films on Israel, despite their obvious public relations motive, nevertheless catch and hold firmly, the viewer's interest.
Two films on Israel, despite their obvious public relations motive, nevertheless catch and hold firmly, the viewer's interest.
Jute fibre, which could provide a solution to the increasing crisis in procuring wood pulp, could be science's gift to the paper industry.
Today, sutures and staples are outdated methods to seal an incision
neem-based pesticide: To encourage the use of eco-friendly and biodegradable pesticides, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has approved the ISI mark for Mukumbi Manufacturing Company of
An immolation bid by a Bhopal resident leads to closure of polluting factories
yummy utensils: Instead of wiping their dishes and bowls clean, people can now munch and chew them up after meals. A Taiwanese inventor, Chen Liang has launched edible containers made of wheat
Investments in the Northeast fail to generate employment
• DENGUE DETECTION KIT: Casil Health Products Ltd, Ahmedabad in colla-boration with Pan Bio Pty Ltd, Australia has developed a rapid detection kit for the dreaded dengue fever . The detection
Are the nations of the world serious in their much touted efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions? VINAYAK RAO examines the motives, moods and manifestoes in the run up to the forthcoming climate change conference in Geneva
Port Blair, port city of the Andamans, is in a developmental cul de sac
Is it the soul? Is it the mind? Or is it something outside the confines of the human body? Author most elusive of mental phenomenon of consciousness
Blind terror: 80 per cent of the world's sightless are in the developing world, and the number will double by the turn of the century. Carl Kupfer is the director of the National Eye Institute, Betheseda, USA. He tells the author that blindness is not onl
In recent years, scientists have closed in on cancer, pinning down precisely how its hellish manifestations are caused and spread. Their findings mean a whole new way of looking at and treating the killer disease
The situation is, if anything, worse in the north Indian states like Punjab, where many industrialists acknowledge they are not even aware of the possibility of their products being toxic or of solid
Tissue taken from aborted foetuses and implanted into the bodies of patients suffering from several incurable diseases has shown encouraging results
People collect rainwater without any support from the government. This saves the avoidable overuse of drinking water
The sorry state of the Bagmati is an eloquent pointer to the state of the Kathmandu Valley
Thin film, no more than a few microns thick, can endow substances with hardness, magnetic, superconducting and optical properties
Chemicals resembling oestrogen, may be causing sexual irregularities in adolescent girls
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