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TREE-felling has evolved into a big business involving mafia, guns and lots of money, says a parliamentary report released on March 13. Rising population, mining, i,ndustrialisation, construction
TREE-felling has evolved into a big business involving mafia, guns and lots of money, says a parliamentary report released on March 13. Rising population, mining, i,ndustrialisation, construction
• Indian textile exporters will have no choice but to switch to eco-friendly dyes in view of the German ban on import of textiles using azo dyes. The ban will finally came into effect from April
WILL it quake or will it not? That is the topic being hotly debated by seismologists and environmentalists regarding the Tehri dam project in Tehri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (up). The latest in the
The problem with the nose is that in the case of radioactive materials and toxic waste once you're close enough to smell it, you're too close. Tufts University professors John Kauer and David
HOSPITALS, clinics and other institutions where bio-medical wastes are leading to environmental and health hazards, will have to adhere to clear-cut guidelines in the future on waste disposal
Malleable and bendable ceramic materials have been developed in Saarbrucken, Germany. Deutchland (No I 9/10). Scientists at the Saarbrucken's Institute for New Industrial Material have
The Swiss, trust them! have come up with a digital bank note aesthetic, state of the art and in copiable
In a momentous order given last month, the European Court of Justice ruled that European Union (EU) states must compensate individuals and companies for losses ensuing from government failure
The construction work on the Sardar Sarovar dam has been delayed further. The Supreme Court of India ruled on March 12, that there shall be no further construction of the spillway portion of the
Even for adroit forgers, goings will become hard as a new fingerprint recognition system may replace passwords in the near future
IVORY smugglers are having a field day in the famed Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa, despite the ban on ivory trade. Poachers are on an elephant killing spree, while park
Toll-free phone Installing the right software can transform the computer into a toll- free phone. To connect, both parties must have Internet accounts, the same brand of telephone software
PEOPLE of three hamlets in Alathur village near Avadi in Tamil Nadu are fac- ing the hazards of severe pollution caused by brick-kilns using poor quality crude. Despite repeated appeals by vil-
Reduced to being a receptacle of household and industrial wastes and victimised by lopsided development, the Yamuna, Delhi's lifeline, is crying out for attention
A programme initiated with much drum beating, the green revolution has not just backfired but even eroded traditional systems of farming. Farmers from Madhya Pradesh are trying hard to recover from its disastrous effects
The National Tree Growers Cooperative Federation Limited is an organisation devoted to the restoration and protection of the native ecology of the country. The organisation's managing director, VK MISRA, spoke to RAJAT BANERJI about this cooperative m
AS THE general elections approach, a number of independent initiatives to influence the mainstream political process are coming up. The overriding concern of most of these initiatives by the non
The 'selfish gene' is the one which loses in the long run and in this game, the meek survives
The first ever weekly telemagazine on the subject of Ayurveda will be beamed on Doordarshan very shortly. The magazine has been named Amrit Pravah. Its production is being managed by Virendra
People are now realising that the solutions to many modern problems lie buried somewhere in our traditional sciences