Traditional irrigation fails themoney test
USER-FRIENDLY IRRIGATION DESIGNS Nirmal Sengupta Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 185
Atmospheric implications of burning forests
Global Biomass Burning -- Atmospheric, Climatic, and Biospheric Implications Edited by: Joel S Levine Publisher: The MIT Press, Cambridge, …
Scholars focus on degradation of mountains
The State Of The World's Mountains -- A Global Report Edited by Peter B Stone Publisher: Zed Books Limited, London Price : Not Stated
A timely exposition on petroleum
THE WORLD OF PETROLEUM B G Deshpande Publisher: Wiley Eastern Ltd, India Price: Rs 250
Delhi, throught a ;mist of nostalgia
AIR, WATER, garbage, radon toxicity, sludge, noise. More than a part of our daily lives, these are perennial if hackneyed jargon. Few people …
A long-term perspective on global warming
Global Warming: The Economic Stakes William R Cline Publisher: Institute for International Economics, Washington, May 1992 Pages: (xi) + 103 …
Well-researched essays on sustainability
Policies for a Small Planet Edited by Johan Holmberg Publisher: Earthscan Publications, London Price: £14.95
Need to integrate human ecology and nature
Green Futures -- Agenda for the 21st Century Sara Parkin Publisher: Fount Paperbacks, Harper Collins, London Price: £ 2.99
Compendium on natural history hooks reader
1000 Indian Wildlife Quiz & 1000 World Wildlife Quiz Deep Narayan Pandey Publisher: Rupa & Co, Delhi Price: Rs 30 each
Third World energy in terms of US policy
Fueling Development: Energy Technologies for Developing Countries Publisher: US Congress, Office of Technological Assessment, 1992 Price: Not …
On loony ideas
Why do some ‘crazy’ endeavours click while others don’t? Safi Bahcall’s book probes the underlying mechanics
The same stale nostrums
Energy Options for Africa -- Environmentally Sustainable Alternatives Edited & Introduced by: Stephen Karekezi & Gordon A Mackenzie …
Cursory look at science-development links
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT J V Vilanilam . Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi . Price: Rs 235 (hb); Rs 135 (pb)
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Books for visually impaired to be widely available
New international agreement, being described as 'miracle' treaty, needs to be ratified by 20 countries for it to come into effect
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From stories of wildlife in unforeseen form to rise of environmental illnesses, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and …
Information cannot be leashed
The state and capital meet their match in digital technology
Annihilation of caste and copyright claims
Ambedkar’s works have been published widely and yet pose a copyright conundrum
Maharashtra tax will hurt publishing
Printed books earlier exempted from octroi are now subject to local body tax