Pesticides of death
SINCE Rachel Carson's Silent Spring , written in 1962, tried to wake the world to the damage pesticides can do both to human health and the environment, the limitations of chemical pesticides have
SINCE Rachel Carson's Silent Spring , written in 1962, tried to wake the world to the damage pesticides can do both to human health and the environment, the limitations of chemical pesticides have
Despite its glorious past, the future of the Archaeological Survey of India is jeopardised because of internal wrangling and a lack of a concrete philosophy of exploration
The recent recovery of stolen uranium points to the need for better security arrangements at nuclear installations
The spread of malaria is usually a result of human activity
... it is the elusive kurinji flowering in the Western Ghats, blossoming faithfully every 12 years
THE recent outbreak of falciparum malaria in non-endemic areas in Rajasthan has underscored the link between development projects and the damage they cause to the human environment. Public health
For the ASI archaeologists, the philosophy of conservation is still bound between the covers of John Marshall's handbook on the conservation of historical monuments, written in 1903. Marshall
UNDP's Human Development Report has become a bone of contention for 2 Indian ministries
Wind energy promises a refreshing breather, providing a low cost and ecofriendly alternative
Two institutes are at logger0eads over who deserves the credit for an antieprosy vaccine
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Voluntary organisations and activists campaigning against the use of tobacco received a massive boost during the 16th International Cancer Congress held in Delhi last fortnight. The Congress focused
Problems of pollution of the Rs 400-crore Thapar-DuPont project to manufacture nylon in Goa has become a bone of contention between the partners. Evidently, pollution control experts reporting
The draft report of a recent study conducted by the Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research, Institute has recommended a tax to finance the disposal of solid waste. The study was
The Union agriculture ministry has finally woken up to the adverse environmental impact of the mushrooming of aquaculture projects in the country. A panel of experts has been constituted under the
Even modern technology cannot equal the uniformity discovered in fine gold and silver threads found in a 17th century Mughal tent
The controversy over the reduction of dam height of the Sardar Sarovar project is back in the news with the Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh governments locking horns to scale political heights over it.
Responding to criticism that the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has been opting for highcost solutions like Enron's Dabhol power project and ignoring energy conservation and efficiency in
India has a lot of full steaming up ahead to do to be able to exploit the opening up of the seas
Despite international scepticism, the Union ministry of non-conventional energy sources (MNES) has revived plans to set up a solar thermal power plant in Rajasthan. The project will be executed by