Dr Prem Jagyasi and Team

Natural calamities and the massive damage and disaster it entails are unavoidable. Nonetheless, we can reduce or even avoid the part of natural disaster that has the human handiwork behind it. Global warming is largely attributable to large-scale…

Midnight Christmas from the Vatican came with a strong message for protecting the environment. Pope Benedict XVI condemned human selfishness through the abuse of energy and its reckless exploitation. He referred to an ‘ill-treated world’ because of…

Problems of domesticated animals are perhaps more numerous than their counterparts in the wild. The Asian elephants, unlike the bigger African pachyderms, are held in captivity in large numbers. The plight of the domesticated Asian elephants is also.

If exotic locations such as Alaska and Antarctica are on your future-planned destinations, it’s time to plan your vacation now, as you may never get to see them in a few years from now. Yes, global warming is taking its toll on these locations and…

Of late, the hottest topic is the greenhouse effect. We have been discussing the way outs like cutting on cars, turning to bicycles again, clear-felling forests, changing to energy-efficient light bulbs, not using polythene bags, etc, etc, but if you…

The endangered fin whales, humpback whales and the minke whales are ending their lives on the platters of expensive Japanese restaurants. The Japanese demand for whale flesh as a delicacy is responsible for the whaling expeditions of the country in…

There are a plenty of things that George Bush has done being the US president in the last few years that can have people debating about his decision making ability and his intent. But here is one bill he has passed that would pretty much get a…