Climate change: Enjoy life while you can Climate science maverick James Lovelock believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what would he do?
Shoeshine politics If you can find a shoeshine, youre probably in a place with low unemployment and little of the above social security, a place where capitalism is crueler and more vital.
The voice of cosmic wonder A genuine rocket scientist, Clarke predicted in 1945 in Wireless World that satellites in geosynchronous orbits would be used as extra-terrestrial relays for broadcasting to the Earth below.
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Ayurveda to fight against dengue Researchers discovered that Solanum villosum (S villosum), a member of the nightshade family commonly found in India and known for its medicinal properties, can effectively keep dengue mosquitoes at bay.
A clear parameter... Fumitaka Yanagisawa, a professor of Japan’s Yamagata University, displays “juhyo” trees, which have been getting smaller over time, presumably because of global climate change, at Mt Zao in Yamagata on Thursday. Mount Zao is whipped every year by wet winds from across the Sea of Japan forming layers of ice and snow that shine like crystals. The Japanese call them “juhyo”. AFP
Did Tamil Nadu act in haste in taking up the Hogenakal project in the Cauvery basin? Since it is supposed to be only a drinking water scheme, does it in any way hurt Karnataka’s interests? We invite our readers to give reasons in about 100 words Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday.
