India

 The bent of mind

Public understanding of science and technology lags well behind public interest in these fields in most

Publication Date: 
Thursday, February 27, 1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Technical Information, Education, Global, Statistics
Climate Change

 Clarion call

the us has evolved a multi-pronged stra-tegy to tackle the problem of greenhouse gas emissions calling for the setting up of emission targets, reporting them and budgeting emissions by deve-loping

Publication Date: 
27/02/1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, United States Of America (US), Global
Industry

 MONEYMAKERS

twin benefits: Researchers of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Hyderabad, have developed a solar thermal

Publication Date: 
14/02/1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Trade, Information, Global
Health

The safety of ranitidine in over a decade of use

Ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac) is one of the most extensively studied and widely used drugs of all time. This has provided an excellent opportunity to define its safety profile.

Publication Date: 
01/02/1997
J. G. Mills, K. M. Koch, C. Webster & et al
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
11
1
129-137
Tags:
Drugs, Health Effects, Research, Global
India

 For safe custody

Besides its other decisions, the third Conference of Parties also resolved to empower native peoples to use and conserve biological resources in their lands

Publication Date: 
30/01/1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Tribals, Genetic Resources, Global
Industry

 Save the sea...

...by encouraging local participation of fisherfolk to arrest overfishing and damage to the eco system

Publication Date: 
30/01/1997
Max Van Den Berg
Down to Earth
5
19970131
0
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Fisherfolk, Global
Poverty

 Oily divide

The year 1995 saw a rise of 1.8 per cent in global energy consumption, the highest annual growth rate since 1989 and more than double the average rate of the past five years. The main boost came

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, January 14, 1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Oil, Global, Statistics
Climate Change

 Transplant tricks

Bone marrow transplantation shows promise of curing patients afflicted with sickle cell disease

Publication Date: 
14/01/1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Genetic Disorders, Research, Global
Climate Change

Variations of snow and ice in the past and at present on a global and regional scale

To study the role of snow and ice in the global watercycle and in the world climatic system, research methods should be further standardized and inform from different region integrated. Representing these field of research, the International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI) has already made some guideline studies on the runoff prediction and evaluation.

Publication Date: 
31/10/1996
V.M. Kotyakov
UNESCO
Tags:
Glaciers, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Glacial Melt, Global
Climate Change

 Taking over

Robert T Watson of the US got

Publication Date: 
30/10/1996
Down to Earth
Tags:
Climate Change, Global

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