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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Agra's dilemma
As the Supreme Court orders polluting foundries in the home of the Taj Mahal to shut down, environmental concerns are matched by livelihood issues : a report.
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Along the polluted Palar
Despite the 1996 Supreme Court order which restrained polluting tanneries, related problems continue to huant North Arcot district in Tamil Nadu. The apex court had slapped stiff fine on the
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Fire in the hills
Several hill districts of Uttar Pradesh experienced rain on May 9 and 10 after an abnormally long dry spell which began in October last. To many hilly regions, including Tehri in Garhwal and Nainital
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Devastation in the Nagarhole park
Raging forest fires have once again devastated vast areas of 634 square-kilometre Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) National Park situated in Karnataka's Mysore and Kodagu districts. Thirteen separate fires
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The Thesinging apes
The world of the hoolock gibbons in the Borajan reserve forest in Assam is dying, thanks to illegal tree-felling.
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Drive against malaria
Three United Nations agencies-- the World Health Organisation (WHO) , the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- and the World Bank are joining forces in a campaign
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The AIDS challenge
Scientists and virologists, confronted with setbacks in their quest for anti-AIDS drugs, reiterate prevention as the best bet to control the spread of the disease.
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Disasters and governance
The 1998 World Disasters Report produced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies points to a decrease in humaniturian aid for disaster victims over the last decade in
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- Maternity protection at work
A new United Nation's survey of 152 countries has found that the United States is one of only six countries that do not have a national policy favouring the grant of paid maternity leave. Countries
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The MEA's children
The Ministry of External Affairs has launched a curious attempt on the Internet to try and counter international campaigns against child labour.