Physicists offer a radical theory to facilitate understanding of the phenomenon of inertia
Two legislations on plant genetic resources have been proposed. But who benefits?
In the face of mounting criticism at home and abroad, Japan's fast breeder reactor programme is on the mat
1828: Friedrich Wohler shows how artificial urea can be made 1856: William Perkins makes Mauveine, the first synthetic dye 1872: Louis Pasteur identifies the microbial origins of fermentation
A controversy boiled over when the construction sluices were closed abruptly and affected scores of people
A software package allows material in unfamiliar Indian languages to be read in 10 others
Breeder's have a monopoly in seed transactions under the proposed plant variety legislation
The degree and honesty of environment concerns in European companies are under scrutiny
Organisations bring some cheer to India's elderly
Non governmental organisations are taking the government's proposal for cooperation in poverty alleviation with a healthy pinch of salt
