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Jun 15-30, 1999
Cover Story
When the wind energy sector was opened to private investors in 1993, there was a virtual boom. However, after the initial rush of activity, promoters and investors seem to be taking a breather now. The establishment of wind farms has fallen far short of the target. According to the International Energy Agency, India is among the five countries in the world accounting for more than 80 per cent of the global wind energy capacity. But, while wind energy development has been a major success in Western nations, particularly in Europe, it has been a dismal failure in India
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The safety of genetically-engineered crops comes under a cloud after the deaths of the monarch butterflies in the US
Physicians, environmentalists and residents of Delhi share a platform to vent their anger over the city's polluted air
A new report claims that cigarette manufacturers had the know-how to make cigarette smoking safer, but did not introduce them
The Union government sets up a task force to protect India's medicinal plants
The virus that caused havoc in Malaysia may not have been JE after all
A fire forces the Delhi government to order re-location of godowns storing chemicals
Pakistan plans to take two-stroke engine autorickshaws off the roads
Interview
D K Chaddha , chairperson, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), New Delhi, talks to Jitendra Verma on the state of groundwater in India
Science & Technology
Urban areas are "living organisms" in themselves and create their own ecosystems
Getting obese? Blame it on burgers, pizzas and french fries
Whether you will survive an Ebola infection or not depends on the immune response of your body, not on the level of infection
Though light takes some time to reach the eye, there is a system by which animals anticipate the movement of a moving object. Now, scientists can explain it
Peach oil may replace some dangerous human-made compounds used for pest control
Car navigation systems can be dangerous for pedestrians in residential areas
Tracking criminals may no longer be difficult
A US company has fitted a parachute to a light aircraft
Special Report
Earlier it was deforestation, now it is mining that threatens the once stately Aravallis with total destruction
After more than 30 years of struggle, the Inuit people of Canada are given more autonomy and the right to self-determination
A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Pakistan and despite early warnings the toll on the Indian side is as high
Life & Nature
A story about the return of the orangutans from the concrete jungle to the wild woods to be what they were meant and named to be -- each a man of the woods
The Fortnight
Four fisherfolks were killed in police firing in Chilka Lake when they were protesting against prawn farming in the lake on May 29
Crosscurrent
The pressure on land threatens the vivid and spectacular biodiversity of these hills
Better management systems hold the key to overcoming water scarcity
Review
Grassroots
Economic growth and development are destroying Rajasthan's unique forest-based religious system
Khasis in Meghalaya help in environmental regeneration
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