The island of Majuli on the river Brahmaputra has been under constant threat from floods as well as rising erosion levels. Tension has simmered between development agencies responsible for flood control and the local people who have opposed the structural measures. The proposed Bogibeel bridge has evoked concerns that the conflict will see an escalation.

sleepless babies: Newborn dolphins and killer whales don't sleep for a whole month after birth, says a study by a team led by Jerome Siegel of the University of California at Los Angeles, US. The

R K Palhan, former general manager, Central Railways, has two innovations to his credit. One has already been implemented in most railway stations under Central Railways, and the other will take off next year. Media shy, Palhan believes these small change

Sociophysics, or the application of the techniques of statistical physics to problems of social individuals and their interactions, was a prominent theme of a recent meeting in Kolkata

Some cities supplement their bus systems with railways or trams. While Mumbai depends heavily on its railway system, Kolkata after struggling to keep alive its trams has finally decided to phase them

RESOURCES AND RIGHTS: Even as the debate over access and benefit sharing of genetic resources rages on in the world, plans for a legally binding protocol have begun to take shape in the Convention