Butterfly wings to the aid of glaucoma patients
INSPIRED by tiny structures on transparent butterfly wings, scientists have developed a light-manipulating surface for more effective and longer-lasting eye implants for glaucoma patients. Researchers
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Tardy progress
The rates of maternal and infant mortality have improved only marginally, according to the latest Sample Registration System. THE country's largest demographic sample survey, covering 1.4 million
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Tardy progress
The rates of maternal and infant mortality have improved only marginally, according to the latest Sample Registration System. THE country's largest demographic sample survey, covering 1.4 million
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Green challenges
Jairam Ramesh's removal as Environment Minister creates uncertainties for domestic environment policy and the deadlocked global climate talks. WHATEVER one may think of its overall impact, the recent
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Singur imbroglio
Mamata Banerjee with farmers after the Singur Bill was passed in the State Assembly in Kolkata on June 14. WITH the passage of the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011, West Bengal
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Unsung baba
Swami Nigamananda. He had been fasting for almost four months to protest against illegal mining and stone-crushing along the Ganga near Haridwar before he died at Himalayan Hospital in Dehra Dun on June
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Nuclear or broke
India's obsession with nuclear power is proving extremely damaging. It is time to switch to and participate in the renewables revolution. ARE Indian diplomats, known for their negotiating skills and
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Conflicting signals
The Supreme Court judgment dismissing the curative petitions against its verdict in the Bhopal gas criminal case leaves observers nonplussed. PTI IN BHOPAL ON May 11, survivors of the gas tragedy
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Final push
<p> ON May 2, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh accorded final approval to the Orissa government for the diversion of 1,253 hectares of forest land in favour of Pohang Steel Company
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Fight for land
In Greater Noida, farmers resist fiercely attempts to take over their land for the Yamuna expressway and a hi-tech city. A farmer who was injured in the May 7 clashes between farmers and the police
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Lethal mix
<p> It is the improper mode of application, violating the law and regulations, that is responsible for the apparent adverse toxic effects of endosulfan. People marking their protest against endosulfan