Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Forests in peril in Amazon rainforests

Science and Environment - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Moneymakers

Catch a tiger by its pug

Accurate tiger census methodology assumes significance in the context of the recent controversy over the declining number of tigers in the Indian …

Looking beyond hype and nostalgia

To most modern Indian writers, the environment means trees, birds and animals -- and human beings, in aesthetic or metaphysical communion with them.

Making a start

Ground realities alone will determine the future of Himalayan biodiversity and the people of the area

Mira Behn: A friend of nature

The urge to be close to nature guided Madeleine Slade, who came to be known as Mira Behn, throughout her life

A ban on common sense

Various restrictions imposed to protect the environment at Nanda Devi in the Himalaya have disturbed the rural lifestyle and economy, doing …

Linking Up

Development of a protected area network is necessary to save the plants and animals of Sikkim

Forays of Ignorance

There is something seriously amiss in the way studies of wildlife have been conducted in Sikkim

Missing the grass for the trees

Overprotection of grasslands in India is leading to its decline

The unseen invader

Lesser known invasive species Hyptis suaveolens is spreading across India

"Serious study has not yet begun"

R Uma Shankar, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, speaks to Down To Earth

"We need to be more proactive"

Dr. S. Ramani, senior scientist (Agricultural Entomology), Project Directorate of Biological Control (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), …

"Biological control is the way out"

Dr. R D Gautam, principal scientist and in-charge of the Plant Health Clinic, speaks to Down To Earth

Better paranoid

Than regret loss that happens in millions

Appalling ability

What makes a species invasive?

To save the future

A change is needed in government policy to discourage the use of fossil fuels. Strict pollution control measures have to be implemented

Alarming situation

If fossil fuel emissions go unchecked, there is a possibility of sulphur dioxide emissions increasing four-fold in India by 2020

Early signals

Scientists became aware of acid rain more than a century ago

Dying repositories of the world's biodiversity

Rich in flora and fauna, rain forests are nevertheless ecologically fragile. Their loss due to human depredation could result in environmental …