The ground for grassroots technology
A Delhi based agency has improved the standard of living of a Himachal Pradesh village by providing it simple devices at subsidised rates
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Catching the wind
Modern designers of interior climate control can learn a thing or two from traditional windtowers and windtunnels
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Imparting environmental education
What is the best approach to instil in the minds of students a lifelong respect for the environment?
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Money for the poor energises the rich
THE ministry of non-conventional energy sources (MNES) is giving the rich city dweller in the country an optional source of electricity: rooftop photovoltaic cell units which convert sun rays into
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A taste of honey
For the small farmer, beekeeping is the new buzzword, as honey presents itself as an alternative source of income
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Nuclear madness
Even as the world abandons nuclear power, the Indian government and industry are pushing for it
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Heights of degradation
Himalayan conservation gets a start at a recent seminar in the Capital
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Collision in space
At least 2 Indian planetaria are gearing up for a once in a lifetime ogle at Jupiter as it is strafed by a comet shower
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No kidding
COMMUNICATING with children is no easy task -- writing books for them is even harder. In a conversation with a child, there is scope to answer the hundreds of questions that are asked. But a story
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Dinosaur age ministers
Naik s statement implies that a poor country like India, which otherwise wants to be declared a nuclear power, is so incompetent and third rate that it must live with pollution
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Fruits of industry
How industry can help in environment protection
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New business for new renewables
Karno GuhathakurtaIt was a trade exhibition abuzz with the restrained chatter of busy suited executives at company stalls making contacts and finalising deals. Nothing out of place except that this trade
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The great experimenter
For ages, Indian farmers have practised ecofriendly farming by using local resources to improve soil fertility and control pests and diseases. However, with the Green Revolution, along with the high-yielding varieties, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides
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Is Kyoto Protocol a steal?
Ironically, the Kyoto Protocol with its emphasis on cheap options will actually push the world towards ecological catastrophe
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USA faces up to the biodiversity challenge
The US President reiterates that the one world, one environment theme is the only way to protect the planet.
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Industries get long rope to rein pollution
There is a green tinge to Manmohan Singh's proposals, but he has failed to counter fallouts from liberalisation, such as waste from the food processing industry.
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Moving towards commercialisation
MNES anticipates that its financing in the last two years of the Eighth Plan will be augmented by about Rs 1,300 crore, with the additional funding coming mainly as external assistance from the World Bank and GEF.
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Cooperative ecoharmony
Japanese cooperative stores go eco friendly
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Atmospheres elsewhere
Scientists are studying atmospheres on other planets in the solar system to learn more about the evolution of climates
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How remote sensing satellites work
Satellites equipped with sensores and cameras record the electromagnetic energy emitted by objects on the earth and transmits the data to receiving stations. From a distance of 750 km they can recognise a 10 meter object on the ground.