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Myanmar has not sqandered its natural resources in an attempt to ape the West
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The day the sea raged in
Bangladesh"s early warning system had already warned those vulnerable on the coastline and helped limit the usually terrible human toll to a minimum
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Recharging water
Austrelia launches a project to save the world's biggest reservoir of groundwater
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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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Diesel engine makers generate discontent
Manufacturers of diesel engines for generator sets are a divided lot today. Battlelines have been drawn between those who have complied with the emission standards set by the Union ministry of environment and forests, and those who want the July 1, 2003,
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On Eve's of footsteps
The Beijing Conference on Women was a revelation of the 20th Century woman's status vis a vis environment and other issues
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Gaps in GAP
The Ganga Action Plan has many flaws, but work on cleaning the river should continue
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Food for thought
Vitamin B12 andfolic acid promise a worldfi ee of Alzheimer's disease
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Save the killers
Even the nasty little bugs are worth conserving
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Stars in stripe
Is the ban on "tiger shows" at Kanha and Bandhavgarh really in interest of the big
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Terms of estrangement
HISTORY is an open book that generations of bureaucrats have steadfastly ignored. Civil servants have repeatedly tried to deny people -- especially tribals and hill people -- access to natural
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Equal rights
The largest collection of germplasm in the world will be handed over to the Food and Agriculture Organisation to ensure equal accessibility
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Toxic nightmare
Common effluent treatment plants were meant to help small industries, but they simply don't seem to work
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Elite in an ivory tower
Just imagine India trying to impose trade sanctions against the <font class='UCASE'>US</font> for putting out too much carbon dioxide which can affect India s monsoon
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Hype about salt
To eat or not to eat is not the question, says a critic of 'low salt' theory
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Transforming a Karachi slum into a tidy suburb
The success of various programmes initiated under a pilot project in Orangi, a Karachi slum, has inspired its leader to predict the squatter colony would become a thriving section of the city in a few years.
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No more bribes, Gujjars tell foresters
The prospect of being kept out of forests they have occupied for 50 winters, on the pretext of environmental conservation, the Gujjars of Uttar Pradesh have finally taken a stand against the avarice of forest department officials.
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Opinion divided on Bangalore metro rail project
Construction work on the Bangalore metro rail project is on amid protests from environmentalists. While activists say the project will lead to further traffic congestion, officials justify the
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Costly vaccine to pre empt cervical cancer may not find takers
Pharmaceutical giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline have developed two vaccines that they promise will eradicate cervical cancer. Soon after the companies announced their products in mid-2006, public
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The ups and downs of a science city
During the Raj, science flourished in Calcutta. But the city"s fortunes changed drastically because of warped policies