Disaster intimation

Satellite control

Has forest cover really increased?

The provisional figures for India's forest cover are now ready, and Down To Earth has managed to acquire a copy. The figures, when compared to …

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 …

Universally changing

A recent research throws light on the possibility that the laws of physics were different in the past

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Common man's access to space

Small satellites are providing cost-effective and reliable means of space exploration

Satellite mapping of flora hotspots

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Water mark

The stakes just got higher

Website review: Stargazers' delight

http://www.science.nasa.gov - This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-maintained website should be of immense interest to space-…

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Green eye in the sky

A voyage into space for a three-dimensional monitoring of the polluted environment

Take heed!

Worldwide increase in temperatures is becoming a major cause for concern

Space camera can help detect skin cancer, says European Space Agency

The camera’s sensor can spot changes that cannot be seen by the human eye, opening up the possibility of multiple applications for the camera

Tracking elles

Bad news from above

A new space-borne instrument helps NASA scientists come to a 'comprehensive' conclusion that the earth is being exposed to increasing amounts of …

Devils in the sky

It is possible to identify non-productive clouds through satellite-transmitted pictures, say Israeli scientists

Taming wild fires

Computer simulations can help prevent devastating wildfires

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Right sight

GIS helps determine waste disposal sites for Guwahati