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Jul 1-15, 1998
Cover Story
Malaria is easy to check. Just do not let mosquitoes breed. This is the essence of the bioenvironmental way to control such tiny big disease carriers. But the administration never took this strategy up seriously. Fifteen years of bureaucratic environmental control and health officials are still spraying chemicals. Clearly, the problem is not one of strategy. It is one of implementation. (Mis)management. Down To Earth takes a close hard look at case-studies
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The Swiss vote overwhelmingly against a ban on the genetic modification of plants and animals
The setting up of a task force may streamline and coordinate the various environment-related activities of the UN
Intellectuals, politicians and army officials come under one roof to criticise the nuclear tests of India and Pakistan
Large-scale smuggling of timber from Nepal to Tibet threatens the pristine forests in the northern Himalaya
An under-developed district becomes one of the leading polluted areas in India
Oil prices in India are reaching for the sky even as international oil prices hit an all-time low
Thanks to El Nio, east and central Africa is reeling under a deadly onslaught of killer diseases
A unique course in Karnataka seeks to educate farmers about farming technology
Interview
Egbert Pelinck , director general, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, spoke to...
Science & Technology
The discovery of a 50-year-old blood sample from Africa, which contains HIV, is throwing new light on the spread of AIDS
Recently discovered prehistoric embryos are throwing previous theories into a tizzy
...and not the other way. That's why you are right or left-handed
Recent techniques to convert natural gas into liquid form may soon make it cheap and convenient fuel for vehicles
Geothermal energy is gradually becoming a potential source of electricity
Here is the latest on genetically-modified plants with enough power to neutralise some of the most potent pollutants we know today
Each time you mow your lawn you are making smogs worse
Though Spain celebrates for saving Donana national park, danger still brews, say experts
Hordes of exotic pests could soon be descending upon unsuspecting humanity, thanks to global warming
New experiments try to predict our chances of developing heart problems
Experts discover that oestrogen offen affects stress management
If you are health-conscious, you will politely decline the offer. But what do the experts have to say?
Click here to participate in an archaeological expedition some 2,000 km away from home. Thanks to the Internet, 30 Australian students will go on-line for a lesson in history
Tired of hearing yourself sing? Well, a new software can give you the voice you always adored but could never have
Don't curse yourself if you get your finger stuck in the door jamb... just thank Steve Webb
Special Report
The discovery that neutrinos have mass will lead to the rewriting of many laws of physics
The weather machine seems to have gone into overdrive. Scientists assert that the rise in temperature is unprecedented, at least since the 15th century. And, in the 20th century, an increase in the level of greenhouse gases is cited as the main reason for the new phenomenon. Is it a result of global warming?
The Fortnight
El Nio, the warm ocean current in the South Pacific can do the incredible, it can slow down the rotation of the Earth
Leader
Crosscurrent
Pollution control agencies are as toothless as the automobile and fuel industry is apathetic to deteriorating urban air quality
Keep out the buffaloes and the cranes will also stay out of wetlands. There is more to controlled grazing and conservation of wetlands than the Indian forest officials and scientists are willing to accept. Here are some lessons from Bharatpur and other parts of the world
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