DISTRESS SIGNALS
New diseases are emerging with changes in the environment, some old diseases are also staging a comeback
DYING FOR PROGRESS
The growth of cities and industries has severely affected the environment. The spread of disease has increased with the spread of civilisation
"These are the times of one standard"
S P VASIREDDI, Chairperson and Managing Director, Vimta Labs Ltd, Hyderabad was recently in Delhi. NIDHI JAMWAL caught up with the scientist
Scientists convert CO2 to solar fuel with artificial photosynthesis
Similar to plants’ photosynthesis, the technology can serve dual purpose of reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and generating electricity …
Little to show for crores of rupees spent
Inefficient use funds, not lack of resources, is responsible for the failure of scientific departments to meet their targets, says a recent CAG …
For God and his country
WINGS OF FIRE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY·A P J Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari·University Press, Hyderabad·1999·pp196 Rs 200
Universally changing
A recent research throws light on the possibility that the laws of physics were different in the past
ISRO’s K Radhakrishnan is one of world’s top 10 scientists of 2014
Other winners include Rosetta flight director Andrea Accomazzo and deceased Ebola expert Sheik Humarr Khan
Putting out new shoots
Whether it's increasing yields, cutting growth time of plants, increasing their resistance to disease or preserving genetic resources, scientists …
Bureaucratic coup
Administrative officers wrest control of the environment ministry, relegating scientists to the sidelines
When supervisors cheat
Book>> Experiment eleven, dark secrets behind the discovery of a wonder drug • by Peter Pringle • Bloomsbury • Rs 1,700
A reprieve for the paper industry
Jute fibre, which could provide a solution to the increasing crisis in procuring wood pulp, could be science's gift to the paper industry.
Utterly bovine
UK researchers claim the Mad Cow disease is caused by Indian animal feed imports; India rubbishes hypothesis
Technology To The Core, Science and Technology with Indira Gandhi
Book>>Technology To The Core, Science And Technology With Indira Gandhi by Ashok Parthasarthi Pearson Longman 2007
U R Rao on measures to save the Antarctic
The two-week long 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting concluded on May 11 in New Delhi. Among other resolutions, India's proposal to set …
Biotech is not just GM
Michael Antoniou teaches Molecular Genetics at King's College, London. In his spare time, he likes to help non-profits with information on the …
‘Compost too needs subsidy’
Agriculture scientist Preeti Joshi has the recipe for the perfect compost and has been promoting it in Wardha district of Maharashtra for …
Forest fires - a trailblazer
Controlled burning of woodlands can be an effective tool for enriching the land and ecology. Dipanjan Ghosh looks at the possibilities
Landing on the red planet
The world's powers celebrated Christmas 2003 in style: they sent robotic geologists to the red planet Mars, Earth's uninviting and hostile …
The passing of scientific threads
India lost two eminent scientists last fortnight. While Yash Pal was a scientific communicator par excellence, P M Bhargava laid the foundation …
God’s Invincible Laddoo
Tirupati temple wins its Geographical Indications case on a specious logic; registry order sidesteps fundamental issues
Why scientists don’t back Novartis claim
As Novartis’ Indian patent case reaches end, a reminder of how scientists view unfair patents
Myriad gains, we all lose
The US appeals court has upheld the patents for isolated human genes, ignoring scientists’ warning that it would obstruct vital research …
The other side of nitrogen
Excess of any thing is bad, and nitrogen is no exception. The benevolent gas is actually responsible for immense ecological damage
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