.jpg)
MOST POPULAR
- Man-made reasons for Uttarakhand disaster 1
- Dhari Devi idol goes missing 2
- Pedestrian questions 14
- Gujarat pollution board gets a makeover in efficiency 33
- Transition failure 1
- Where all did extreme events cause disasters last decade
- Rains over past three days extreme weather event: scientists 1
- Monsoon arrives early; kills over 30 people in Uttarakhand
- Rush of hydropower projects on Ganga, tributaries
- Out of turn
- Don’t just cash in on tigers 18
- Pedestrian questions 14
- Weather dice is loaded 13
- “Come elections, our forests are looted” 10
- Odisha's waterman 6
- Kudankulam meltdown 5
- Is Ganga losing its resilience? 4
- Contaminating millets 4
- Risk of corruption clouds Andhra Pradesh solar bids 4
- Waging war on state 4
FOLLOW US ON
Cover Story
The cold rush
0 Comments
Jun 30, 2003 | From the print edition
What has India got to show after 20 years on the Antarctica research bandwagon? Lack of focus
-- Desolate, cold, inhospitable, relegated to the backyards of exploration and knowledge. Antarctica did not emerge from this unfortunate fate till less than 100 years ago, before which, whalers and seafarers were its only visitors. Cartographers barely acknowledged its presence (or chose to ignore it altogether). And the first explorations, which began in early 20th century, remained restricted to the enormous continent's fringes.
Tags: Cover Story, Science And Technology , Antarctica, Atmosphere, Climate, Ecosystems, Finance, Geology, Glaciers, Greenhouse effect, India, Mountains, Ocean, Ozone Layer, Physical Science, Research, Science, Scientists, Soil Resources, Soil Science, Technology, TREATY, US
