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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Jolly good ride
Sudhir Nair, a Bangalore-based software professional, gets his travel expenses reimbursed by his company. But he prefers public transport to using his car. The reason: the low-floor air-conditioned Volvo city buses.
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The Green-collar job
I am an engineer by training and have spent over a decade working in the water sector. Over the years. I have analysed, researched and documented national as well as international policies and practices on water management.
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Rape of Bellary
Burrowed and battered by mining barons, a stretch of Karnataka's border with Andhra Pradesh has been all but erased.
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The earthy zing
Those who have seen Sunita Narain drive in Delhi
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Strong and able
In his second avatar, Manmohan sees himself as a statesman who takes bold initiatives to change the course of the nation
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Farmer on the moon
The moon must not be a tough challenge for Prof. M.S. Swaminathan who has battled odds since childhood to rise to be the top agricultural scientist of India. Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
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Green Chomsky -
As a young agriculture reporter with the Indian Express, Devinder Sharma had covered the success story of Sukhomajri, a village near Chandigarh, where villagers came together to prevent soil erosion and fight for their environment. One of the persons who made that possible was P.R. Mishra.
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Feminist from the farm
Apouch of organic brown rice or arhar dal, or anything organically grown is enough to remind us of Vandana Shiva-scholar and relentless campaigner of eco rights, who has made the term 'organic' part of uppity fashion. Her 'Navdanya' label of organic grains, grown in her Dehradun farm of the same name, has become a brand.
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Sick and tired
The surgical masks are on. All that is visible of the faces are the eyes, with one expression
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Sick and tired
The surgical masks are on. All that is visible of the faces are the eyes, with one expression