The final assault
The Indian subcontinent is probably the only region still at high risk from the polio virus
The Indian subcontinent is probably the only region still at high risk from the polio virus
The GIS' greatest enemy is a government obsessed with paranoid secrecy about data
In the search for their rightful place in things, the adversaries of the Sardar Sarovar project have taken the issue to the highest court in India
Oral polio vaccine will now be made in India
Digital palimpsest: In 1991, the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad, used GIS to undertake a pilot study for wasteland development in Bellary district of Karnataka. The wastelands were divided
Intelligence agencies of the Assam government have alleged that the 2,387 sq km Manas Tiger Reserve, listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage site, has become a sanctuary for about 200 Bodo
Even though demand and capacity for CFCs in developing countries is set to dwindle, the big multinationals have ensured a massive surplus for themselves
The Konkan Railway Corp (KRC) was caught off guard when the Karnataka agriculture minister, H M Revanna, chose to let loose a tirade against the project. The state government has always come out in
1986-September Montreal Protocol ratified 1989-January Montreal Protocol comes into force 1991-December Multilateral Fund instituted 1993-November MNC production quota hike comes
The Haryana government has adopted a list of 43 industries as highly polluting, rejecting the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) list of 17 types of heavily polluting industries, circulated 2
A GIS-based approach to natural resources management, based on current information and location-oriented, allows action to be taken more effectively. By integrating various layers of geo-information
The need to regulate the outflow of genetic resources from the country has prompted the Union government to take stop- gap measures as the ministry for environment and forests (MEF) has failed on its
Indian Agricultural Research Institute scientists have identified two fungus species that can convert chopped paddy straw into organic manure. As fodder for farm animals, straw has poor nutritive
How does the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) manage to insert expensive advertisements in publications like The New York Times, Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times? Does it receive foreign funds?
A strong protest movement is taking shape over the Kaiga Atomic Power Project of the National Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL), near Karwar in western Karnataka. The movement has gained momentum since
An innovative scheme that combines the latest biotechnology with traditional organic farming methods will be tried out in some villages in Pondicherry to improve the income levels of the landless,
The steering committee of Project Tiger is scheduled to meet this month to decide on creating 2 more tiger reserves: in Dampha in Mizoram and Panna in Madhya Pradesh. "Tigers outside the Project
The Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) to be commissioned later this year to serve a cluster of 132 tanneries in Pallavaram near Madras will have a unique feature: it will bring 3 neighbouring
As the Gujarat forest department persists in planting a weed that sucks dry all the water in its vicinity, the Little Rann of Kutch gets...
Geographical Information Systems is revolutionising the present and portend a happier future. Or so we hope in the maps of our minds.