Demographic crisis, robotic cure? Service robots are the in thing today in Japan,
owing to the countrys deep-seated aversion to
immigration, its chronic shortage of affordable
day care and Japanese women's increasing
rejection of motherhood.
Standing tall & alert! The Deep Space Network set up near Bangalore is readying itself for the much awaited moon mission in April. Deep space tracking will be initiated this week, signalling readiness of the network.
Jayalakshmi K reports.
Wandering out of the wild One of the major threats facing elephants is the shrinking and fragmentation of their habitat. With encroachments on forest lands on the rise, the country has been witnessing elephant-human clashes. Reports of pachyderms dying of bullet shots, electric shock and speeding trains have become commonplace. Jayalakshmi K reports.
From refuse to resource Waste management has typically been a high-volume, low-margin business where the commodity
in question - garbage - was seen as having little added value. Not anymore.
Sci-Snippets A Mysore University scientist now claims penicillium may be good for plants as well.
There are reports that suggest extension of the President's Rule in Karnataka. Is that a right move or should the elections be held sooner?
Readers were invited to express their opinion. Most felt that the polls should be held preferably in April or May, in the interest of democracy so that the BJP may be given a chance to form the government. Some readers said that the elections should be deferred as no party has a majority and another coalition government would be a big mistake.
