Research

India

Shaky foundation

Seismic zoning map for the country underestimates risk

Publication Date:

14/04/2006

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Physical Science, Research, India

Fisheries

Bytes

freshness sensor: Grocers, florists and even pharmacists may soon have a better way to monitor the quality of products they get from suppliers: a sensor that will tell when a product spoils. A

Publication Date:

14/04/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060415

pp:

0

Tags:

Food Process Industry, Fisheries, Astronomy, Technology, Space Technology, Research, United States Of America (US), California, Planets

Biodiversity

Groovy benefits

Mangroves contribute generously to oceanic carbon

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Mangroves, Carbon Dioxide, Biodiversity, Environmental Science, Research

Forests

40 New species

An expedition to a remote Indonesian jungle unravels a few of nature s longstanding mysteries

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Endangered Species, Tribals, Biodiversity, Research

Animal Care

Experimental anger

More than thousand people, mainly students and researchers, took to the streets of Oxford, uk, to participate in a rally on February 25, 2006. Some marched in support of building Oxford University's

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060331

pp:

0

Tags:

Animal Care, Research

Energy