Intricacies of time
Using a new time measuring device geochronologists study the orbital pacing of the ice ages
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Bangladesh State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, April 2014
<p>The Bangladesh government has launched Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project in a bid to reduce poverty in the vulnerable 12 coastal districts due to climate change. Read more in this April 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh.</p>
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Maharashtra draft urban housing policy not enough
Maharashtra's draft state housing policy (dshp) is ready. Chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced it on November 1, 2006. Prepared in a record three-month period by a taskforce headedby the state
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A trail of discovery
Recent observations on comet Hyakutake shed new light on the information of our solar system
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Outstanding grain
The aromatic enigma makes basmati a clear winner among grains. The lack of knowledge of what traditional basmati is and an inability to take cognisance of whatever little is known made India a loser in international trade
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Tumour truths
The p53 protein's association with tumours is probed further, leading to revelations about tumour growth
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Competitive populism
Pollution control with a human face means that to save the jobs of a few thousand people, the health of over ten million people should be put at risk
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Papermaking at your doorstep
Although papermaking has traditionally been located in urban settings, technological innovations brought about by an NGO brings a new trade to the rural backyards. Here's a do it yourself formula for making recycled paper at home
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Mistake uncovers miracle
A newly developed electric scooter happens to be the product of ..an accident? Well, a Japanese scientist unexpectedly discovered what he claims is the world's most magnetic material. This magnet which made this scooter a possibility, may setoff ma
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Sound foundation
Fly ash presents an alternative to the polluting burnt bricks
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Constant inconsistency
Sharper limits set on how much quantities so far considered to have a fixed value can vary
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India State of the Environment Report : The Monthly Overview, September 2013
The Kerala government has decided to appeal against two national green tribunal orders that said that the government should take note and adhere to the recommendations of the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report while approving private and commercial development in eco-sensitive zones. Read more in this September 2013 edition of the Monthly India State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
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Sick system
Is the state healthcare system a health hazard?
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Blood read
A new instrument measures the concentration of haemoglobin in the blood
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Mars' water connection
Channels and valleys observed on the Martian surface and meteorites of Martian origin indicate that once there might have been water on the planet
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In defence of ostrich farming
Promoting ostrich and emu farming in India s drought prone districts could be a boon to farmers
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Playing in the concrete jungle
THE tireless cliche that India lives in its villages has been open to gross political abuse. So much so that our plans for our cities have been victims of feeble-mindedness. The Nagar Palika Bill,
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Cars, more cars
I recently visited Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai. The singular impression I have of all these cities, and of others I occasionally visit of course the one I live in, Delhi is one of noise,
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The toll rises
Plants, birds, animals and humans, acid rain will spare no living organism
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Hunger statistics
FOOD INSECURITY ATLAS OF RURAL INDIA . FOOD INSECURITY ATLAS OF URBAN INDIA . M S Swaminathan Research Foundation . World Food Programme . 2001 and 2002 "Indian famines are famines of work, not of