Butterfly wings to the aid of glaucoma patients
INSPIRED by tiny structures on transparent butterfly wings, scientists have developed a light-manipulating surface for more effective and longer-lasting eye implants for glaucoma patients. Researchers
Frontline (Chennai)
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Drowned out
The Supreme Court's judgment permitting the construction of the Sardar Sarovar dam on the river Narmada in Gujarat as per the 1979 Award of the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal has caused dismay among
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Water power
China moves forward with an ambitious project involving three major river routes to harness its water resources to meet growing
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A landmark launch
The Indian space research establishment celebrates the silver jubilee of the launch of Aryabhata, the first indigenously built satellite-- a report.
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The Silent Valley story
The Kerala Forest Department documents in a lavish commemorative volume the natural wonders of the Silent Valley and the campaigns that helped preserve them : a
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The Kosi untamed
The flood-prone Kosi is 'Bihar's sorrow', a nightmare in flood management. Efforts to contain the river's annual season of fury by building embarkments have not
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Indian concerns
Although it won the battle against a turmeric patent in the U.S., India seems unable to prevent the U.S. from granting more patents on herbal formulations derived from Indian systems of
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Hazards unchecked
India's failure to ratify the Basel Convention on the cross-border movement of toxic waste continues to make it a major destination of international trade in hazardous waste.
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To save a lake
The Dal lake in Srinagar still looks, for the most part, like its picture postcard images, islands, houseboats, floating gardens, shikaras, water shimmering under the summer sun. Perhaps it is just
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Adding to the heat
A new study provides evidence that the extraordinary global warming of recent years is a result of the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities that add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.