JUSTICE FLOWS
As a sequel to a Delhi High Court order, a judicial committee has been established to ensure the availability of drinking water to the capital's residents. The mediation of the HC is part
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For PAPs' sake
IN A dramatic volte face, the Action Research in Community Health and Development (ARCH) Vahini, a well- known Gujarat NGo, has backtracked on its support to the Sardar Sarpvar Project (isp).
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Protestations ori paper
THE residents of Indapur taluka near Puneire up in arms against the setting up ofthe 'Rs,650 crore mega paper project of Sinar @4ass Pulp & Paper (India) Ltd. In their neighbourhood.
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Cosmic advances
WITH the successful testfiring of the liquid engine to be used at the strap-on-stage of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), yet another milestone has been reached by
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Conserving a wild myth
THE conservation agenda of India's wildlife establishment has always been held suspect by genuine environmentalists. The composition of the committee - mandated to "recommend ways and means to
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Sweeping injustices
THE oft repeated story of exploitation has raised its ugly head again, this time in Orissa's Kalahandi district. Women of the mainly tribal population in the panchayats of Thuamul
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A matter of consequence
Science's search for the Holy Grail finally comes to an end with the uncovering of the 5th state of matter
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From research to riches
It's no more going to be science for science's sake in China anymore as the nation plans for megabuck
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Going micro
THE World Bank (WB) has devised a new strategy to improve the lot of the "poorest of the poor". Inspired by the success of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, which lends small amounts mostly
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The wise men of Hindostan
Even India has a living tradition of recycling its paper and banking on non wood fibre sources
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Polemics over a pest
A controversy rages over whether the Surat plague bacillus was a secret hardsell by a Kazakh chemical firm
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No tear jerker, this
A new technique to deliver drugs to eyes without making them water
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Dams decried
The Environment Appraisal Commiittee for River Valley and Hydro-electricity Projects under the Union ministry of environment and forests (MEF), has recommended that construction work on 10 dams be
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Fungal flair
Using fungi in dressings for faster healing of wounds
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Sex discrimination
Do gender differences reflect in the functioning of the brain? Yes, say scientists who have confirmed the hypothesis that differences exist in the functional,organisation of brain for a specific
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Genetic vaccine
Scientists at the Australia-based Queensland Institute of Medical Research have given the green light to the establishment of "DNA Vaccines" as the obvious choice of the future (Biotechnology,
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The aid for forces
A debate rages over proposed Dutch development aid
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Clearing the red haze
AS THE world's leading producer and consumer of tobacco, China saw cigarette output and the number of smokers both increase by 3 per cent last year. China has 300 million smokers, which is more
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Soil resources mapped
The National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning (nbss&lup), Nagpur, has finally completed its work on detailed soil resource mapping (srm) of all the Indian states. J L Sehgal, director,
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MONEYMAKERS
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