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Oct 15-31, 1997
Cover Story
The amendments to the Montreal Protocol made at the 9th Meeting of Parties may help curb smuggling of ozone depleting substances and ensure compliance. But they place a heavy responsibility on developing countries who have to move towards the use of substitutes and obtain new technology -- an issue that the protocol has failed to address properly
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Even as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is taking strict measures to prevent mosquito breeding, experts feel the onus is more on the government agencies than individuals
Amnesty International has drawn up an agenda to highlight human rights violations in developmental projects
Political parties want the government of India to ratify the Basel ban on import of hazardous waste
Exchange of technology between Russia and the West is opening up new horizons in the aerospace industry
The Environment Protection Agency of the US plans to take up projects in India by working in tandem with government agencies and NGOs
Strange ailments have besieged a town of Nigeria that was used as a dump-site for hazardous waste
Interview
The G B Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development in Almora, Uttar Pradesh, is among the few in the world that concentrate on issues related to mountains. Its dire...
Science & Technology
There's a dark side to biological weed control -- as the attack on non-target plant species by the Eurasian weevil in North America shows
Large portions of cultivable land may be lost to the desert in northwest China by end-1997
Human interference with the coastal environment has led to growth of poisonous microbes
Scottish environmentalists oppose use of chemicals to control sea lice and favour organic salmon
Sprinkling powdered iron into the ocean may help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide
The discovery of a cluster of galaxies may provide useful insights into the formation of stars
A new solid lubricant would work in diverse climatic conditions
A semiconductor laser would enhance the performance of telecommunications
Researchers believe that thunderstorms and electricity help plants grow better
A new strain of rice keeps off weeds and trebles yeild
Studies show that houseflies carry a bacterium that causes ulcers
Children hide pain merely to avoid an injection, a study reveals
New guidelines have been laid down to redefine the scale of diabetes
The use of bleaching powder in drinking water may cause cance
Radio waves can be effectively used to study underground structures
A technology would help double a chip's memory in nine months
A new detergent can help reduce waste emissions during dry-cleaning
Sound can be amplified using the power of wind
Researchers in the US have developed a technique to shape metal components precisely
Analysis
The forest fires and the consequent choking smog over Southeast Asia have proven over the last two months that the economic and industrial policies of the Indonesian government are a manual of how to make an ecological disaster
Special Report
Despite regulations against international trade and production of chloroflourocarbons, smugglers are doing roaring business. It is the Earth's ozone layer that suffers. But who is to blame?
The Fortnight
Insat 2D, India's most advanced communication satellite, has been abandoned
Leader
Crosscurrent
Zimbabwe's urban farmers are finally being seen as answers to its development ills
The tank system in India needs to be revived to maintain water reserves. This can be achieved through a central body such as the National Tank Authority
'The temples of modern India', its mega dams, have thrown the lives of many out of gear
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