The answer to cancer
Cancer is a major killer, but its cause is still a pestering mystery. Now a recent study linking carcinogens and human bodies at the molecular level throws some light on this dark alley
Cancer is a major killer, but its cause is still a pestering mystery. Now a recent study linking carcinogens and human bodies at the molecular level throws some light on this dark alley
Research is often like an iceberg. The public interest can just be the visible tip with the invisible bulk being the private interest
COMPUTERESE IN CHINESE: When in China, turn Chinese. The US- based Microsoft Corp seems to have no qualms about following this strategy. It has just set Chineselanguage standards for its
A school principal in Bihar revives the cultivation of the crop that symbolised the independence struggle
To do or not to do: is keeping narcotics illicit helping the underworld?
Makes/breaks governments
A pregnant woman exposed to cigarette smoke can pass on the harmful smoke constituents to the foetus
Humankind faces the most prolonged and worst exposure to pollution within the four walls of its homes indoors where biomass combustion spells a quiet doom for millions. Surprisingly, most research has chosen to ignore this problem in favour of the mor
Ants invented agriculture some 50 million years before the humans
Battling the world's highest annual rate of inflation, which is around 1,200 per cent now, Zimbabwe is facing a serious deadlock over monthly wages. Agriculture is the worst hit, as the
A Miami jury slams unprecedented punitive damages on tobacco companies, who will appeal the verdict
The UN Educational, Social and Cultural Organization is convinced that the Nepalese are not taking proper care of their national landmarks which feature in the agency's World Heritage Site list. It
ExxonMobil has emitted five per cent of CO<sub>2</sub> pollutant since 1882
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Land Degradation</strong></span></p> <p><img alt="Land Degradation" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/srilanka/land_hl.jpg" /></p> <p>Land is the most vital and heavily threatened natural resource in Sri Lanka. Degradation of land due to soil erosion is of much concern because of its consequences on agriculture, which is a major contributor to the country's GDP. It is estimated that about 5-10 mm of topsoil is lost every year.</p>
A winner of the 1995 Norman Borlaug Award for her contribution to the field of agricultural sciences, MANJU SHARMA is secretary to the department Of biotechnology. INDIRA KHURANA spoke to Sharma about the department's accomplishments and plans for the
Cotton farmers in northwest India were taken by surprise when, despite a pesticide blitzkrieg, the American bollworm devastated half their crops. Now, the farmers can"t pay up the loans they took to purchase pesticides and are turning to other crops. A to
Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and entrepreneurial community.
PROPRIETY demands India's participation in the final round of the GATT negotiations on the Dunkel Draft (DD). A multilateral system of trade and technology transfer arrangements has its own set of
Living with the Gaddis was an environmental lesson worth learning.
A comprehensive study deplores that health care has become a marketable commodity