Defying logic
Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu is already experiencing water scarcity. A proposed atomic power project may further aggravate the problem
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Telecom towns
A chain of 'digital cities' will link up the European Union
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Taking notice
India s nuclear establishment has been asked to account for radiation related health hazards
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MONEYMAKERS
The UK-based NEC Corporation and Ezaki Glico, a Japanese confectionary company, claim to have mastered the art of controlling and altering the catalytic properties of enzymes. For instance, the
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Handmade paper industry flourishes in Latur
When you hear about Latur, you remember earthquakes, drought, and disaster. But making beauty out of ashes is what the Kalpakala Industry deserves credit for. Over the last three decades, the ubiquitous handmade paper has seen a flourishing business in La
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Search for the beginning
With the launch of <font class='UCASE'>fuse, </font> scientists hope to understand the processes that led to the formation and evolution of stars, including our solar system
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Energy at any cost
In its cynical sense, the price of power is a phrase which often evokes rich imagery. Seen from any angle, the Indian government's decision to go in for what is going to be the world's largest,
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First birthday
Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness
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Disquiet in Dibang
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Fading charm of nuclear power
Nuclear power seems to be losing its charm in the corridors of power. The first indications of this came in the third week of August, when the Union government, unhappy with the performance of the
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You can't rub out this paint
Latex obtained from succulents can be used to manufacture a host of products such as paints, adhesives and roofing material
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Patent prejudice
This verbally loaded anti GATT film is a shrill intellectual harvest that tends to over romanticise the small organic farmer
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Bangladesh wants hybrid paddy, experts wary
Farmers in Bangladesh, an agriculture-driven economy, are in for an era of dependency on hybrid seeds. Following a large-scale destruction of the country's paddy crops in the previous season, the
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ctrl oh!
Kerala's conversion comes at a time when free and open source software (foss) acceptance is upscaling. Consider, first, other states. As early as 2002, Madhya Pradesh introduced foss in its
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Moneymakers
The US-based Carrier Corporation has come up with what it claims is the world's first chlorine-free, non-ozone-depleting airconditioner. Carrier says that the new unit, Weathermaker 134a, uses
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Moneymakers
NEC Corp, the Tokyo-based electronics concern, plans to dazzle consumers with a 256-megabyte flash memory chip. This "next generation" device, which will be 16 times as powerful as those now in the
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MAHYCO refuses to share safety data on GM crops
on april 23, the Delhi High Court will hear a case that is being dubbed as a "conflict between commercial interests and public health'. There are two main players
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'I will not say Delhi is an environmental disaster'
Delhi is bursting at the seams from the pressures of rampant urbanisation. Everything that can possibly go wrong in this metro of 10 million people seems to have already gone wrong. The water, land and air everything seems to have been fouled up, the re
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Drunk on water
A full 10th of the city's water creates the most pampered oasis in the country
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In the future...
...only stringent and serious measures can control further rise in pollution