Not Worth The Parchment?
Many A Slip To The Sip • 30 Number of Indian cities where private sector and MNCs have been roped in by civic bodies to manage the water supply. • 0 No project has so far delivered on lofty commitments;
Lola Nayar
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In Small Bites
A delayed fight against killer malnutrition A Four-Course Meal * Annual health survey to check nutritional status * Phased financial incentives for pregnant, young mothers * Reward to health worker for better monitoring of mother/child * Pilot scheme for empowering 16-18 age group girls *** Only a couple of years back, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had called persist
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The Butterfly Effect
A proactive minister puts Paryavaran Bhavan in focus. The development dauphins are aflutter.When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
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The Butterfly Effect
When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
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Everyone Bleeds
Two years ago, 67-year-old Rakesh Mathur, a pensioner in Mumbai, had what is euphemistically dubbed as a cardiac
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SEZ La Guerre?
With tax breaks likely to be tweaked, the SEZ charm seems to be on the waneConflict Zones * Finance ministry is keen to plug revenue loss from SEZs * It suspects that non-SEZ trade is being diverted to the tax-free zone * New tax rules soon for SEZs operational after April 1, 2011 * Uncertainty over revised tax rules for SEZs is unnerving investors * Many SEZs seek denot
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Forest Assured?
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The Card Reads You
After three years of soul-snuffing treatment at the local ESI hospital for acute breathlessness and body pain, Jagdish, a factory worker from the Rai block in Sonepat district, Haryana, finally had enough. Egged on by a neighbour, the 52-year-old mustered up the courage to visit a private cardiac care hospital in Sonepat.
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A Law Unto Itself
The surcharged debate over GM (genetically modified) crops and food has blundered into ominous terrain. Do civil society and scientists have the right to question government decisions on deployment of GM crops and foods?
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Bacteria Curry
Finally, we have a decision: genetically modified (GM) foods are not landing on Indian dinner tables just yet. By imposing a moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal developed by Mahyco, Union
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Frost Bites
Conflict of interest in formulating climate policy and heading TERIi, which gets sizeable research funding in areas like glaciology and renewable energy and is a big player in green business opportunities.