This publication focusses on the Aral Sea crisis - the result of economic processes set in motion by the planners of the erstwhile Soviet Union in the 1950s. It is one of the biggest ecological disasters, second only to Chernobyl, leading to a total collapse of the socio-economic life of the people.

This report discusses the issue of smog and smog makers with shocking revelations on vehicular pollution.

THE smoke alarm is ringing vigorously across the globe. While in the US President Clinton in a dramatic assault on cigarette use - has declared nicotine a drug and ordered a crackdown on

A study conducted by a UK research group revealed that among women dying due to tobacco intake the world over, Scottish women figure on the top of the list. This is 2/3rds more than in the

SOS: AIDs, a play being staged in Bombay by Spotlight, a group of concerned theatre professionals, gets across the " .. message: AIDS IS not Just a disease that happens to someone else. It can

Community based risk assessment and abatement is a must in the age of expanding business opportunities

Electric cars, long promoted as a way to reduce vehicular smog, could create additional environmental problems because of the lead- based batteries that power them, say researchers of Carnegie Millon

MARK Harrison's book is a tale of the trials and tribulations of the Raj on the battlefield of disease and medicine. The colonial government's political strength hinged on the wellbeing of its

Is the state healthcare system a health hazard?

DESPITE its eminent contributors, publisher and volume, Reaching India's Poor seems to be only rationalising the diminishing role of the state in the public health sector. The introduction says that

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