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Nov 15-30, 1996
Cover Story
Because it means too many things to as many people, joint forest management in India will remain elusive to all
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News
A study highlights the serious contamination of groundwater in Delhi due to excessive use of fertilizers
Nigerian environmentalists protest against the import of second-hand vehicles from Europe
A recent study shows how a species reacts to warmer temperatures across the entire range of its habitat
Ecuador enacts a law for the protection of its genetic resources
The World Bank has once again come out defending its big dam-centered policies
Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment starts a fiery campaign against smoke emanating from vehicles
Interview
While India's rule-of-the-fist wildlife conservation programmes focus on protection, UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Programme seeks to lay emphasis on the people....
Science & Technology
Many cities of the world reel under severe lead pollution as they continue using heavily leaded petrol. The case for the phasing-out of lead is stronger than ever before
Their unique biology and widespread use in ethnic medicine makes the conservation of seahorses difficult
Unexpected photography from aboard a space shuttle reveals patches of sulphate aerosols which keep some industrial pockets cooler
Heart diseases have been on the rise in the recent past but now a new research says that the trends can be reversed
Clearer understanding of an enzyme's role could lead to pain killers with less acute side-effects
A new research proves a common observation, that mosquitoes are selective in biting
The study of a new kind of structure called oscillon could enhance our understanding of the granular system and even lead to an universal theory of matter
Lasers passed through a fluoride glass doped with rare elements could end the search for genuine three-dimensional images
The newly-discovered method of lasing in conjugated polymer microcavities may herald bright possibilities for the electronics industry
Scientists may have had their first glance of a rare state of matter -- a quark-gluon plasma
For the first time, scientists beheld the unusual phenomenon of the birth of an island from an undersea volcano in the Pacific ocean off Hawaii
Geologists in the US have discovered that earthquakes can also occur slowly causing minimal damage
The role of marine life in mitigating global warming takes a knocking as new findings link carbon on the ocean floor to forest fires
A new research, currently in an experimental stage, could be the propelling force behind the future rocket
Researchers are optimistic of developing a superfast switch with the help of a hopping electron
No need to type out your messages; this new technology is adept in deciphering whatever you scribble
A new technology is set to boost the storage capacity of CD s by 1,000 times
Analysis
Special Report
The number of Pacific salmons that return to their birth place to spawn is decreasing at a dramatic rate. Despite efforts by the Canadian government, the salmon population faces a bleak future
Depredations of a virus, public outcry and strictures of the Supreme Court combine to make the aquaculture industry sit up and take note of its own misdemeanours
Bellary in Karnataka, targeted by industrial houses for 'development', death and devastation, needs an organised resistance to the mayhem
The Fortnight
The key to unravelling the mysteries of the earth could actually lie in the functioning of organisms so small that a million of them could be found in a single drop of water
Leader
Crosscurrent
Removing their blinkers is what scribes should do in order to promote an international environmental communication order that is fair and just
Because it means too many things to as many people, joint forest management in India will remain elusive to all
If use of pesticides cannot be banned altogether and at once then, at least, some measures can keep them fenced out
Good job bringing this to light. People won't realise how huge the problem is and municipalities are woefully ill equipped to...
Agreed; mining can never be sustainable, but then how do you get the metals to make all the things you need in the course of...
Very good piece.