WITH the flood situation in the North- east taking a turn for the worse during the monsoons, the 3 master plans for flood control are being assessed for updating. Slated for upgraclation
YET another step has been initiated to save the famous Taj Mabal in Agra from environmental degradation. This time, however, it will also benefit over 50,000 households in the city which will be
Malaysia's new federal capital was unveiled recently by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed. The administrative nerve centre of the country will be known as Putrajaya after Malaysia's first Prime
Keeping the sharks off the swimmers along the Natal Coast in South Africa is the business of the Natal Shark Board (NSB). A combination of a museum and a research lab- oratory, the NSB, situated on
There is hope yet for the malnourisheQ adults in Somalia, ~o had previ- ously been written off as doomed to die by the international aid agencies, who focussed all their atten- tion on the children.
An electricity generating wind turbine system for installation on roofs of urban homes has been designed by UK energy consultant Derek Taylor (Wind Power Monthly, Vol 11, No 7).
More than 325 mil- lion gallons of deadly cyanide waste spilled recent- ly into the Essequibo, central Guyana's biggest river, killing thousands of fish and forcing the government to adopt emergency
UK-based Chloride Industrial Batteries Ltd has manufactured a new high reliability battery for military applications. Named Armasafe, the battery uses latest recombination technology
If the citizens of Mexico City -known to be one of the most polluted cities in the world -want to breathe cleaner air, they must first take care of their kitchens. For, Sherwood Rowland, an
