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Pandora s box
One bout of warm weather could release mayhem: ancient viruses lying trapped in the polar ice
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For cleaner air
in an attempt to combat air pollution Shanghai will provide natural gas to 2.4 million households. The whole exercise will cost the government us $48 million. The project will be first
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South korea
The ministry of environment in South Korea has announced a six-year plan to improve the water quality of the Naktong River. The river is a source of drinking water for about 13 million residents of
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Marinate to prevent cancer
Marinating a steak before grilling not only improves its flavour and tenderness but also decreases the production of carcinogenic compounds. The latest evidence for this comes from Mark G Knize,
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Green Belt
The Supreme Court has held that land falling within the green belt area cannot be put to auction by development autho rities since serious public interests are involved in it. The court also
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Within the Earth s guts
The answers to puzzling climatic phenomena may lie inside the Earth and not just in the atmosphere and the sea
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South-east 'may face deluge'
Businesses in Britian's wealthiest regions are unaware of how climate change could destroy their livelihoods, environmental experts have warned. In their report examining the effect of climate change
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Methane release caused primal warming
Researchers have found evidence to support a theory that an abrupt warming of the earth, 55 million years ago, was caused by the sudden release of methane from the ocean of frozen deposits. A report
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Arctic ice blanket melting
survey : The layer of ice that blankets the top of the globe is melting at a startling rate, according to a US scientific survey. Measurements acquired by nuclear submarines below the Arctic Sea show
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G-77 sets fresh terms for green pact
Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 may not have a smooth going as developing countries have put forward fresh conditionalities for their participation in the scheme. The scheme envisages
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MONEYMAKERS
energy-saving fan: The South India Textile Research Asso ciation (sitra) has developed an energy-efficient fan to be used for ring spinning. The energy-saving fan, named sitra Excel, will save
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Sure shot!
How the malaria parasite takes out an insurance policy to deal with the immune system
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Dhaka
Nearly half of Bangladesh's 130 million population will get a reprieve following the recent successful research in the treatment of arsenic contaminated water. Called the Direct Coprecipitation
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Emission predicting...
...in the next century may not be very simple, say climate scientists
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Antarctica melting
a big chunk of Antarctica has been melting for thousands of years. This situation is likely to continue until it swamps millions of kilometre of coastland, scientists of the University of
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Forget rainforests
Rising levels of greenhouse gases have led to faster tree growth in arid regions. The discovery boosts the case for planting forests in dry areas to combat the effects of global warming. Plants
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Methane, fuel of future, puts planet in danger
It has been hailed as the fuel of the future, a source of energy that could power our planet throughout the next century. But now scientists have warned that the world's largest untapped energy
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Auto makers reviving up to prove diesel engine, after all, is not so harmful
On November 23 and 24, the apex court will consider the arguments of both the greens-- represented by the Environmental Pollution Control Authority (EPCA)-- and the auto manufacturers on the virtues