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FENCING OUT FELINES: Stray cats in Japan are in for a rude shock when they walk into private gardens unsuspectingly. Japanese biochemists have come up with environment friendly chemicals
FENCING OUT FELINES: Stray cats in Japan are in for a rude shock when they walk into private gardens unsuspectingly. Japanese biochemists have come up with environment friendly chemicals
COMPUTERESE IN CHINESE: When in China, turn Chinese. The US- based Microsoft Corp seems to have no qualms about following this strategy. It has just set Chineselanguage standards for its
A theory developed to study chess and poker offers an insight into why some animals cheat
A weather event which Peruvians once regarded as a boon is now recognised as causing terrible global disasters
...although the now bald pate of Iceland was once resplendent with grass and verdant willow, rowan and birch forests
Moves are afoot to convert the brackish Pulicat lake into a freshwater one to supply water to Madras city and authorities seem to have little regard for the ecological and environmental consequences.
A severe oil spill in the Russian arctics has bulldozed the environment and created resentment among the local people. As the government reels under its aftermath, the World Bank offers Russia a loan to mop up the spill
Mismanagement in India's premier forestry research institute
It's time India realises that it is trade and not merely technological innovation that holds...
It is getting imperative for green dreamers to marshal together their facts and place hair tearing emotion on the backburner
A clash of opinions has put paid to all hopes of a consensus on the empowerment of people living in and around national parks and sanctuaries
The closure of the Idgah abattoir gets under the skins of meat eaters in the Capital, who have turned into unwilling vegetarians
A joint forest management initiative succeeded at Eklingapura mainly because foresters were able to respond to the needs of the community.
CFM brings social and economic prosperity to several village communities
Sikkim, a place of great natural beauty, has been neglected by botanists and zoologists. While there is apprehension that many species have already become extinct or endangered, little is being done to conserve its biodiversity
The Care for the Environment Contest, which was held in New Delhi to mark World Environment Day, met with a response that far surpassed the expectations of its organisers.
A unique fishing cooperative that salvaged the wetlands leased to them by the Calcutta Port Trust has successfully fought off attempts to repossess the land for building projects
The hue and cry over the "ecological tragedy" following the oil spill off Shetland Islands is dying a natural death, and even environmentalists are admitting nature is not all that vulnerable.
Away from human interference, the virgin Arctic islands are, ironically, more polluted than the distant industrialised settlements. And the reason is a filthy secret
New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture s drooping head explains it all