The man who created Atlas

A Flemish cartographer always on the run from Christian orthodoxy

New atlas containing 100 environmental hotspots of the world

Here, not there

A new atlas classifies some districts into zones based on their ability to absorb pollution

New atlas shows how oceans benefit people, economy

Oceans are an important resource as they cover 70 per cent of the Earth and support and sustain life on our planet

INDIA

Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment

For the first time, India has indigenously developed Braille maps

India's first indigenously developed atlas for blind children enables them to study geography more effectively

Foresters are content with retired vets

‘Barbary lion reintroduction in north Africa is possible but needs long-term plans’

Down To Earth speaks to Simon Black, who teaches conservation science at the University of Kent in the UK about the now extinct-in-the-wild …

Farmers face land crisis

News Snippets

Signs of the God particle found: CERN

Final findings either confirming or denying the existence of the Higgs boson expected by end of 2012

Extreme weather in India: Heavy rains, floods on 18 days of rainfall-deficient November 2022

The events in November were spread across 12 states / Union territories, most of them in South Peninsula & Northwest regions

Forest fire atlas to provide information realtime

Online resource reports fire within six hours

Atlas shows link between Africa’s mountains and development

The Africa Mountain Atlas uses hundreds of before and after photographs, detailed maps and satellite data from 53 nations to highlight the …

New particle resembling Higgs boson found

More data needed to confirm if its Higgs boson; Indian researchers played a major role in the discovery of the elusive particle

Spread of GM plants out of control in many countries, says report

German-based non-profit says transgenes from species such as bentgrass, oilseed rape and cotton have already escaped permanently into the …

Science and Technology - Briefs

CSE points out lapses in building regulations in India

The condition and quality of Indian building stock is poor when it comes to seismic performance. In Delhi, almost 80 per cent of buildings …

An atlas of India's groundwater aquifers

Maps in the atlas, released by Central Ground Water Board, indicate priority areas for water conservation and groundwater recharge

Meaty tales of vegetarian India

Indians are eating more meat and enjoying it. Higher incomes, global food chains and a vast population of young people indifferent to religious …