FIRST published in 1997, the book is a contribution to Chapter 13 of Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (unced). The world's mountains finally received the
Continents break up, move away and rejoin again. Such unsteady phenomenon on the Earth has been happening for ages. Recently, scientists have predicted that in 50 million years from now, the
The Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment has brought out a vulnerability Atlas of India based on the recommendations of an Expert group chaired by Dr. A.S. Arya, an eminent expert on earthquakes.
Close at the heels of hurricane Pauline that destroyed parts of Mexico in October killing at least 230 people and rendering 3,00,000 homeless, another hurricane
two earthquakes in Italy over the last fortnight left about 11 people dead and left an estimated 5,000 homeless. The first quake on September 23 in central Italy, which measured 4.6 on the
With the world perilously close to a global crisis in infectious diseases, the UN health body has chalked out a 20-point programme on how to prevent it. WHO has admitted that the promised slogan of