Saproxylic beetles fall under the group of obligate organisms which occupy a variety of habitat. Their diversity is related to variability in various ecological parameters. Researchers have found
that Asia is being used as a dumping ground for the developed world's rubbish has been brought to the fore yet again. A us 200-tonne shipment of waste has wound its way to the port of Hong
Has the fear about a stolen future really hit us legislators? Till the end of May, the debate over what is surely the most controversial book of the year (The Stolen Future, by Theo Colborn and
Ionising radiation can be used to destroy pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyles (PCBs) and heavy metals from water. The radiation treatment is being developed at the US government's National
in one of the worst outbreaks of food poisoning in Japan, four children lost their lives and over 4,000 more have been taken ill. The poisoning cases were primarily reported from the Sakai, in
The United Front government s agreement on the contentious issue regarding the Sardar Sarovar dam, callously ignored the interests of the people of the Narmada valley
Natural sponges from the Mediterranean Sea are fast disappearing. Global warming and overfishing figure among the list of perpetrators of this vanishing act
the Pacific atolls of Mururoa and Fantagaufa will once again become beehives of activity. This time, however, instead of the booming nuclear explosions, there will be scientific work carried out
The Forum for Independent Film and Video (fifv), a Delhi-based congregation of socially conscious image makers, has lambasted the government for the present state of television programmes. It has
