Ignoring HIV infection in rural areas could be disastrous
AIDS has always been perceived as an `urban' problem, but the absolute numbers of people living with HIV are actually increasing rapidly in many rural areas.

Spreading the environmental Net
India's first environment weekly on the net was launched recently. There are scores of pages on the net whose spotlight is on specific topics related to the environment like animals, flora and fauna, etc.

For technologies with a humane face
It's a departure from the usual. The seminar on `Emerging Diesel Technologies of the Future' organised last week in the Capital by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, an apex automobile industry body, had a wider agenda.


  Short takes
  Nurturing forests
  Usha donates 800 sewing machines
  Fighting poverty
  Notable achievements