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Jul 15-31, 1997
Cover Story
Issues concerning the earth's future took a backseat as unseemly politics ruled the day at the just concluded Earth Summit II SUPRIYA AKERKAR reports from New York
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The historic Mars Pathfinder spacecraft lands on the Mars equipped with the first ever mobile robot rover to divulge the planet's secrets
While dam-busting, engineers should take care to save the entire river system from degradation
Now that low-income minorities are becoming the target of AIDS, service agencies are redefining their role
Azo dyes have finally been banned in India as they are carcinogenic
A massive oil spill in Japan spells danger for marine life in Tokyo Bay
Interview
Richard Grove , a noted environmental historian from the Australian National University, Canberra, takes an active int...
Science & Technology
The quality of air has improved in California after re-formulated petrol was made mandatory
There is enough genetic diversity in Asian lions and tigers for populations to be healthy
Birth control measures in African elephants have been withdrawn following undesirable results
After years of decline the vicuna makes a comeback in Peru
A venomous Australian spider provides clues on how to make safer pesticides
Researchers establish that exposure to cockroach allergen is a major cause of asthma in children
A polymer coating might be the answer to the perpetual paucity of blood for transfusion
X-ray emissions from a contracting mass of gas far away in the universe raises questions about the birth of the solar system
A new product can be used to fabricate anti-blood clot linings in artificial blood tubes
Betacarotene, found in carrots, may speed up our access to the Internet
Bechgaard, an organic salt, has extraordinary qualities of superconductivity
Lasers would be used to simulate explosions of old stars
Geophysicists work out a new way to find the Earth's hidden heat sources
A new water radar system helps in the prediction of floods
Biosensor, a new technique of chemical analysis, can test water quality, food safety, and much more in no time with remarkable accuracy
IBM announces commercial applications of supercomputers like Deeper Blue
All-plastic batteries are lighter and even flexible
Mobile phone technology is all set to rely upon balloons
Analysis
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has failed to curb illegal trade in Indian wildlife and wildlife products. But India's stand at CITES, at variance with its position in other environmental fora, was repugnant and hollow
Special Report
Stress-related diseases like heart attacks are becoming common. Science is trying to understand how the human body copes with stress
While Indians rant and rave against biopiracy, Brahmi, innovatively packaged, becomes a household name in the US. In India, manufacturers lose out on potential customers because of lack of imagination
The Fortnight
Twilight zones between two habitats could lead to divergence of species and even originate new ones
Leader
Crosscurrent
Growing grass in the desert of Rajasthan would improve the economy
There is no organised people's movement to arrest forest depletion in northeast India
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