Bt-by-Bt assessment

On November 10, 2002, people wearing 'Bollgard' caps visited cotton farmer R Narsimha Reddy at his home in Aleru, a village in Nalgonda, Andhra …

Everyone is stealing germplasm

When agronomist Ralladoddi Hampaiah was advisor to the Russian government, he discovered how easy it was to take genetic resources out of India. …

Waiting for the "white" revolution

Using artificial methods to increase the number of superior breeds of cows and buffaloes, scientists hope to make India abundant in milk.

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 …

Calcium calls

The mystery of nerve cell behaviour could be solved with a recent study of how calcium affects cellular responses

The herbal coming!

An Indian research institute has developed a herbal insecticide and a neem-based insect repellent

Trouble over the Taj Mahal

NEERI submitted a report on the effect of air pollution on the Taj Mahal which was questioned by the Centre for Science and Environment. What …

"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

IISc is not working on terminator genes

Goverdhan Mehta , director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, talks to N Raghavan on the need to sharpen the institute's focus and …

In limbo

Will a disaster take place before strong laws are adopted to protect the world against irresponsible introduction of gmos?

The turkey buzzards

Facing resistance to the introduction of gmos in the North, business houses are waiting to take advantage of the South, including India, where …

Virtual reality

A new computing laboratory can project larger than real life images of human body's smallest part

Aliens!

Weeds acquire strange resistance to herbicides. Nature seems to go haywire. And causing all the confusion are genetically modified organisms, …

Can UK environment survive Brexit onslaught?

Following Brexit, the UK will no longer be under obligation to adhere to progressive policies on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and …

Can 104th Indian Science Congress claim any achievement?

From nanoscience to navigation satellites and sanitation to antibiotics resistance, the potential of science in tackling development issues was …

Glimpses from the 104th Indian Science Congress

Every year, scientific from across the country gather at the Indian Science Congress to deliberate on a a theme. Down To Earth was present at the …

Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

Faceless Figures

The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is …

Under-sea study will help India

Prattipati Shivshankar Rao is the first Indian scientist to sail the seabed of the mid-Atlantic ridge. His search for hydrothermal fields and …

Spotlight on a scientist

Better than the best

Osmium metal is even harder than diamond

A 13-year relapse

ICMR's malignant efforts show up in its cancer registry

Resignation creates furore

CHILE

Drooping research