Land

 Have lead, will damage

The first episode of an S&T serial on STAR Plus takes a hard look at the havoc caused by lead emissions and strategies to counter this.

Publication Date: 
14/01/1994
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Pollution, Land, Health Effects, Audiovisuals
Industry

 Profits from sin

WITH TOBACCO generating nearly $196 million annually just for fourth-ranked Virginia, the effect of smoking on lungs abroad is best ignored. Thousands of jobs in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky

Publication Date: 
30/08/1993
Down to Earth
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Tobacco, Health Effects, Smoking, Industry, United States Of America (US)
Agriculture

 Quality takes back seat in agribusiness

USE OF additives, irradiation and the threat of pesticide residues and food-borne infections have led to the quality of diet being questioned these days as never before. Factory Farming comes as a

Publication Date: 
29/06/1993
Bhanusingha Ghosh
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Agriculture, Pesticides, Food Additives, Health Effects, Radiation, Europe, United States Of America (US)
India

 Helping addicts get through their withdrawal symptoms

The manner in which marijuana and heroin affect the brain can provide useful clues to developing more effective painkillers.

Publication Date: 
29/04/1993
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Drugs, Science And Technology, Biotechnology, Research, United States Of America (US)
India

 Cursory look at science development links

THAT SCIENCE and technology (in the broadest sense) have something to do with development is accepted now almost universally. From the discovery of iron to the harnessing of steam, technology has

Publication Date: 
30/03/1993
Shobhit Mahajan
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Health Effects, Development, Industry, India, Developing Countries
Natural Disasters

 The awakening of an ill tempered giant

Volcanic activity in the Zambales range, of which Mount Pinatubo is a part, started 7 million years ago and Pinatubo itself has been active for 1.1 million years. Pinatubo last erupted about 400 years ago.

Publication Date: 
30/03/1993
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Health Effects, Natural Disasters, Volcanic Eruptions, Displacement, Tribals, Philippines
Sanitation

 Helping slum dwellers to help themselves

Involving the community in slum improvement has worked successfully in the Philippines and Mexico. Hidebound bureaucrats in the Third World, who insist they know best, should learn a lesson from these experiments.

Publication Date: 
14/03/1993
David Satterthwaite, Jorge E Hardoy
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Health Effects, Slums, Squatter Settlement, Sanitation, Philippines, Mexico, South America, Developing Countries
Sanitation

 Money Buys Least When Bureaucrats Spend It

Money Buys Least When Bureaucrats Spend It

Publication Date: 
14/03/1993
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Health Effects, Slums, Squatter Settlement, Sanitation, Philippines, Mexico, South America, Developing Countries
India

 Dead beat

Karoshi -- death from overwork -- has struck corporate bigwigs in Japan. Now, white-collared workers and women too are being affected and a worried labour ministry has announced a set of initiatives

Publication Date: 
30/12/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Workers, Science And Technology, Japan
India

 Poison beauty

A bacterium that causes botulism can be used to temporarily banish wrinkles (Asian Wall Street Journal, Nov 9, 1992). While treating a patient with dystonia -- a condition characterised by severe

Publication Date: 
30/12/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Science And Technology, United States Of America (US), Toxins

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