Some lessons learnt In the global fight against malaria and other mosquito borne diseases, a few interesting lessons.
Biofuels and the need for caution For one, there has been the rise in prices of corn and soyabean (the raw material for ethanol) as farmers have rushed to make a killing out of the demand for ethanol. Equally of concern has been the conversion of forest land and food crops into biofuel crops.
Sifting through the pages of dust for info Rock flour powdered by glaciers travel far and wide and rest a long time, before telling the tales of past climates. V K Joshi explains.
Monsoon raga: the tunes wrong! We are told the rains will come in June, but will disappoint. That is, if you go by the Indian forecast model. Other models predict above normal levels. Is our model antiquated? Some people think so.
Death knell for the shisham tree? A soil borne fungus seems to be winning the battle against the shisham tree, an important timber species.
Is the State Government justified in derecognising 2,215 primary schools which were teaching in English medium after obtaining permission for Kannada medium?
Over 3.5 lakh students are affected by the decision.
We invite our readers to express their opinion in 100 words.
The 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.
A selection of responses will be published in Sunday’s edition of the newspaper.
