Hot water; hotter tempers
On April 10, a hot sunny day, Chennai’s Chepauk stadium became a fortress. Yellow barricades, armed policemen and security vans surrounded the venue. The Indian Premier League was in town, and the Chennai
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Crippling numbers
All Indians could have walked tall by 2005 if the country's immunisation drive had moved on well. But now the dream of eradicating polio from India will take longer: 407 new polio cases have been
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Net gain
Indian fishermen hauled ashore only half of the country's marine potential, estimated to be 4 million tonnes per annum. So, the question before the department of ocean development was how best the
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Not a killer anymore ?
For some time now the Chavara Neendakara coastal belt in Kerala has been the focus of attention of the scientific society thanks to the natural radiation from the monazite sand abundant in the
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Green again
Villagers and officials join hands to preserve a forest -- a report.
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Growl of plenty
Plan to connect Kanha with neighbouring wildlife reserves -- a report.
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Gasping for breath
'Health for All' project an utter failure in West Bengal-- a report.
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Potent pill
Two years after viagra made its stunning debut a new pill for impotence is waiting in the wings. Called Uprima, it is found to work much faster than Viagra. The US Food and Drug Administration is
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Green brigade
Army's eco-task force is fighting deforestation in Uttar Pradesh-- a report.
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The pinch of salt
Scientists oppose government's move to withdraw compulsory iodisation programme-- a report.
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Shock treatment
Elephants die of electrocution in the Bannerghatta National Park-- a report.