The Central Government has finally agreed to survey the severe drought in Maharashtra. An eight-member team will visit the drought-affetced regions of the State from November 11 to

• Anyone with a personal computer can now take part in an online experiment (Climateprediction.net) to generate a probable forecast of the climate of the 21st century. A collaborative effort of

For Bt cotton into north India, rules nodal body

The saperas snake charmers of Delhi loive in a unique colony called Mollarbandhgaon. This community, located next to the Badarpur thermal power station, is known locally as sapera basti community of snake charmers. The community has been living

The rising trend of murky days in recent years has failed to spur the Indian Meterological Department into action. Quite clearly, the need of the hour is to embark on a major programme to demystify the fog