Diesel engine makers generate discontent
Manufacturers of diesel engines for generator sets are a divided lot today. Battlelines have been drawn between those who have complied with the …
Heading south - Extended excursions
For Indian researchers, a field trip to the South Pole may no longer be a directionless exercise. The country's scientific institutions that have …
Ice does not lie
Says the eminent Alaskan scientist Maynard Miller. manu n kulkarni visits this land of the midnight sun to know what causes its glaciers to …
Strict US norms for motorcycles
The US Environmental Protection Agency has kickstarted the cleanup drive for highway motorcycles by revising their emission standards after two …
Peace, and war in Angola
Even as the government of Angola, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it …
Silent epidemic: Superbugs killing India’s newborns
Each time we use antibiotics, we allow the few superbugs—bacteria that are able to survive the antibiotic—to thrive, says an expert
Global warming: world is locked into 1. 5 °C temperature rise, warns World Bank
New climate report warns of longer droughts, extreme weather, and increase in ocean acidification
Amount of mercury in environment grossly underestimated
Quantity released in the environment since 1850 is over twice more than previously estimated, says a study
Bihar government scraps two posts of information commissioners
Activists who had been demanding filling up of two vacant posts of information commissioners cry foul
Meeting called by health ministry to regulate e-cigarettes inconclusive
There is abundance of evidence that e-cigarettes are harmful but no progress made in 'national consultations' as some participants demanded more …
World’s major groundwater basins found to be depleting
Study concludes that we are using groundwater reserves at a fast pace without knowing when they might run dry
UN food agency launches digital platform on family farming
The move will allow governments to build stronger policies in favour of family farmers across the world
Swine flu: shortage of lab facilities adds to people’s woes
Government hospitals testing only those patients who are in poor condition, complain patients
NASA curiosity rover smashes Mars rock
NASA scientists will now have to find a new target from which to pull up a sample for analysis
Unpacking europium, the mainstay of the lighting industry
The rare earth metal is all around us—in flouorescent lamps, display screens, televisions to smart tablets and phones. But is deep mining …
Public opinion on corruption worsening in South Asia: survey
Global Corruption Barometer 2013 report by Transparency International shows people in South Asia feel governments have failed to check corruption &…
Power at full capacity
The Power Finance Corp has recently initiated a programme to enhance energy efficiency by installing capacitors to harness the reactive load in …
The not-so-evident truth about R & D
Research by private companies has not grown in proportion with economic liberalisation because of a lack of innovative character.
The will is there, but not the funds
India has prepared a detailed plan to phase out chemicals that destroy the ozone layer, but its implementation is subject to aid from the …
Carpet-baggers get wise to child labour
Under pressure from importers and voluntary groups, traders are acknowledging the need to regulate the employment of children.
Curbing selfish sprawl in Tamil Nadu hills
New legislation enacted by the Jayalalitha ministry seeks to contain ecological degradation in the state's hill stations by controlling …
Seeking ways to quench Delhi's growing thirst
Beleaguered as the Capital's authorities are by increasing demand, large-scale wastage and heavy, unsustainable subsidies, the need for a more …
Afforestation project suspended as anti-poor
A scheme under which 75,000 families were to each get and maintain two ha of forest land has been put on hold following fears that it would …
Wood substitutes threaten plywood industry
A CPWD proposal to ban use of timber in construction has generated friction between manufacturers of wood substitutes and plywood, with each side …
Labourers become quarry managers
Women quarry-workers in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district have formed cooperatives and are managing the same granite quarries where they once …