ONCE the parity in the prices of kerosene and high speed diesel oil (HSDO) ceased in 1978-79 and HSDO prices soared to nearly 3 times that of kerosene in 1992-93, there has been a sharp increase in

Even though funds for the Superconducting Super Collider have dried up, particle physicists are determined to prove their theory of, well, everything

Villages on its path prepare for the recurrent misery of inundation as an apathetic government looks on

The idea of a fundamental simplicity underlying the observed diversity of the universe is a powerful one that has stood the test of time. Admittedly, the nature of truly elementary particles has

Gouditikra in Orissa provides a model of how community participation can transform a village

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Forest protection initiatives taken by villagers, though laudable by themselves, have proved to be a bane for women

A week of unprecedented protests by the employees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research indicates the deep discontent among India's scientists

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Director General and Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, S K Joshi, spoke to Down To Earth, about the present agitation by the CSIR Scientific Workers' Association SWA and related is

In recent years, scientists have closed in on cancer, pinning down precisely how its hellish manifestations are caused and spread. Their findings mean a whole new way of looking at and treating the killer disease