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Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2013
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Storm alert
Miracle amid ruins
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2013
Two years ago, Japan was ravaged by a tsunami. Now there’s a new memorial to the people and things who lived through it: the “miracle tree” that survived the surge has been converted into a sculpture.
Tree rings hold the key
@vibhavarshney Issue Date: Jan 31, 2013
THERE is always a dearth of data on amount of water in rivers. The information is essential for better management of water resources but observational data on stream flow goes back only a few decades in most cases. This has prompted many countries, including China and the US, to use proxy methods, like studying tree rings, for collecting river flow data.
Climate studies, the Indian way
Issue Date: Dec 15, 2012
INDIA often finds itself in the midst of debates on climate change. But there is very little country-specific research available to guide climate-related policy. In 2010, researchers and policy advocates on climate change came together to form a network to promote quality climate research in the country. Three institutes, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), established the Indian Climate Research Network (ICRN). The network boasts over 150 members.
Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: Sep 15, 2012
FOOD SCIENCES
Buttery assault
Solace in money plant
Issue Date: Aug 15, 2012
INSTITUTIONAL investors have found the right formula to tide over the contagious recession and unstoppable inflation in Europe and North America: invest in trees. A recently released survey of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) finds that more and more institutional investors are putting in money in forestry to protect their investments from spiralling down. The survey covered 42 investors having US $32 billion worth of investments in forestry.
Tree cheers
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2012
