Exactly how widespread is the presence of poisonous arsenic in the groundwater that Indians drink? In Delhi, a doctor s phone call propels Down To Earth to visit Uttar Pradesh s Ballia district. 950 kilometres away from the country s capital, we fo
HEARD of Plachimada? Over the last two-and-a-half years, people in this Kerala village have been agitating to get a neighbouring Coke plant shut down. According to them, Coke's water mining has parched the lands of over 2,000 people.
sky's the limit: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to launch a European satellite into orbit from its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by the end of 2005. ISRO chief Madhavan Nair