Climate change and design of houses
it's time we got worried about the way we build our houses, offices and markets. As more people migrate to cities, the need for more buidlings is causing a construction boom. This in turn makes
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Exploring Mekong expedition
Book>> Mad About The Mekong
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Recent computer games and individualism
a student group in Iran has recently produced a computer game that is a clever mix of the standoff over their country's nuclear programme, the mystery of missing diplomats in Lebanon and Iran's
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Climate science and the Indian scientist
Will Indian scientists measure up to the challenge of climate change? I ask this question because of the nature of the science as well as the nature of our scientists. <br>
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US food authorities pander to drug companies
Never before in human history has food chemistry been so precarious for the health of billions. This stems from multinational
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Stories of success and failure
sampat Lal is not the protagonist of a typical Down To Earth story. He's the treasurer of a cooperative that runs a fair price shop in a Rajasthan village. Quite successfully, in fact. Lal
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Deluge of dams without any impact assessment
that the non-confrontational Lepchas are on an indefinite hunger strike against dams in north Sikkim shows how much of a threat they perceive these projects to be. The surge of support from
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Economy created by NREGA threatens a way of life
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed last year primarily to strengthen the livelihood resource base of the rural poor, and enhance their social security. But within the country --
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Review of 'Trees of Delhi', a book by Pradip Krishen
Book>>Trees of Delhi A Field Guide by Pradip Krishen Penguin Books India>> Dorling Kindersley 2006 Concrete jungle is a phrase often used to describe a lot of urban areas. Delhi is no
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Review of film 'Wasted'
Film>> Wasted Swecha Productions directed by Anshul Uniyal and Vimalendu Jha 16 minutes Wasted captures the journey of waste from an apartment in Vasant Kunj, a neighbourhood locality in south
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Lessons in dealing with floods
The Comptroller and Auditor General's (cag's) audit report for Maharashtra tabled on April 18, 2007 scrutinised the post-flood disaster relief expenditure in the year 2005 and 2006. It indicated that
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India needs to overhaul its approach towards agriculture
the circle of Green Revolution seems to be complete. Punjab's agricultural growth of 1.86 per cent last year was just a plot in a declining graph since 1970. It is clear that the farming system
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Meinhard Von Gerkan on GMP's entry into India
Meinhard Von Gerkan, a partner in the German architectural firm GMP, was in Delhi recently to prospect for ventures in India, particularly in light of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 in New
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Capturing imagination of stakeholders National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
BOOK>> Capturing Imagination of Stakeholders
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Of fixing price for natural gas
On the face, it seems like a fight between brothers. One brother, in this case the elder, Mukesh Ambani, managed to get control over the country s gas reserves. The other, Anil Ambani, inherited
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Book One Valley and A Thousand Dams, Nationalism and Development
Book>> Daniel Klingensmith,
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Other side of pesticides contamination
for 18 years now, scientists have discussed the reasons for the global decimation of amphibian populations. The cause list has been expanding
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On Robert Zoellick, new World Bank president
the controversy that had enveloped the World Bank has died down with the nomination of Robert Zoellick to succeed the scandal-hit Paul Wolfowitz. It would, however, be a pity if this opportunity to
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Give small players in food retail a new deal
the unrest over Reliance's plans to enter the retail fresh vegetable and fruit market is only to be expected. It is just about possible that its entry into this sector will not completely drive out
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Repeal of Maharasthra land ceiling act not enough to solve urban crisis
The Maharashtra government recently moved a resolution in the state assembly to repeal the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act (ulcra), 1976. It will be taken up in the monsoon session of the