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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Bad shot
Shortage of affects Universal Immunisation Programme-----
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Trouble in the winds
Kerala: Windmills threaten environment in Nilgiri biosphere reserve
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Playing with childhood
West Bengal encourages child labour by fixing wages for juvenile agricultural workers----------
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Warning about warming
It is not just a case of the monsoon not keeping its date with the Indian farmers this year. Scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography and the Central Marine Fisheries Institute say there has been a deficiency of 70mm rainfall between 1995 and 2005, compared to 8mm in the previous decade.
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Spectre of famine
The monsoon decides the Indian farmers' fate
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Holy crap!
According to Hindu mythology, Ganga descended from the heavens to wash away human sins. She was so pure and gorgeous that the spray from her streams was enough to stir Lord Shiva's lust! But now, at parts in her course, the river Ganga reeks. She is noxiously dark. And methane bubbles keep popping on her surface. On July 17, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh admitted that the Ganga Action
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A space-based human colony?
The next two decades will see another human being setting foot on the moon--------- On July 20, we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was one of those moments when the world watched with awe as men took their first steps onto another world. Armstrong and Aldrin were followed by 10 other Americans and then the programme came to an abrupt end.
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A space-based human colony?
The next two decades will see another human being setting foot on the moon--------- On July 20, we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was one of those moments when the world watched with awe as men took their first steps onto another world. Armstrong and Aldrin were followed by 10 other Americans and then the programme came to an abrupt end.
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Gem of a brew
Andhra Pradesh: Araku Emerald, the organic gourmet coffee grown by tribals
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5 in - 1
Stroke kills around 5.5 million people every year, worldwide. Two-thirds of these deaths take place in developing countries like India. An estimate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths in India suggests that 52 per cent of CVD deaths occur among people below 70 years as compared to 23 per cent in other countries.