NISCAIR's documents

Describes the scientific studies that link breathing particulate matter to health problems like asthma, coughing etc

Forecasting is a very important activity in modern science. In this article, published in Science Reporter, April 2000 issue, Professor H. S. Ray and his colleagues highlight the various methods used for forecasting furure trends in science and technology.

There are many little known factors that make the traditional systems of medicine work. In this article Professor D Balasubramanian tried to explore some of them.

With the tiger population dwindling in Sariska tiger reserve and poaching remaining unchecked in many other tiger reserves, the question that is often raised "Is the tiger finally destined for extinction? Hopefully tigers still have a chance for survival.

The recent earthquake in the Indian subcontinent killed thousands of people. Could this damage be contained? Can the design of buildings in Eartquake prone areas need special attention?

we live in a noisy world. Noise, the unwanted sounds, is an environmental phenomenon. Too much noise can affect our well being.

Forest fires are a global phenomenon. In this article Mr Biman Basu talks about certain precautions that can prevent huge losses due to them

Do you know what the word zoonoses mean? Organisms such as bacteria, fungi or parasitses can act as agents of zoonosis. Read to know more!

In this article Dr. Ramaa Sinha tries to argue that the gap between religion and science needs to be bridged and that God and science are not mutually opposing beliefs

Black holes a term coined by a physicist John Wheeler in 1969 is a concept almost a couple of hundred years old. In this article Profeesor Varma explains about elongated black holes.





In this article Professor Vijaya S Varma and Amitabha Mukherjee contend that the education system in India is apparently engaged in a conspiracy to prevent school students from ever suspecting that anything in the scientific world remains not fully understood or explainable.





Second part of the article by Arno Penzias published by NISCAIR in Feb 2000 issue

An interesting science fiction

An article published in Jan 2000 issue