Butterfly wings to the aid of glaucoma patients
INSPIRED by tiny structures on transparent butterfly wings, scientists have developed a light-manipulating surface for more effective and longer-lasting eye implants for glaucoma patients. Researchers
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Importing trouble
THE recent radiological accident in New Delhi's Mayapuri scrap metal market has raised many questions about the level of monitoring of hazardous waste in India.
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Yawning nuclear gap
The Mayapuri cobalt-60 episode shows that the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board needs to be replaced with a truly independent, well-staffed, competent body. IN India's age of philistinism, in which the
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Audit shock
LIKE any normal child, Illyas from Varanasi, a 13-year-old, wanted to go to a regular school and become an important man some day. But poverty forced him to start working at an eatery for Rs.200 a day so that he could feed his younger siblings. He, however, continues his studies as well and is in class V.
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Dying away
The use in animals of an anti-inflammatory drug meant for humans threatens with extinction three species of Gyps vultures in India. FOR the three endangered species of Gyps vultures in India, 2009 was a year of mild optimism.
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The struggle cannot be over
Interview with Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader MEDHA PATKAR, the 56-year-old leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), is fighting what she calls the
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Monsoon mission
The Union government proposes to have a National Mission on Monsoon in the hope that a concerted effort will improve monsoon prediction. The dry bed of the Korampallam tank, used for irrigation in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu in October 2009.
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Economic offensive
Personnel of the security forces interact with members of Salwa Judum, a vigilante group raised to fight naxalites. A file photograph.
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Under the scanner
As a response to mounting criticism of the IPCC, the IAC has been asked to conduct a review of the IPCC
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Healthy choice
The Health Care Reform Bill is a remarkable achievement though the reform is only a moderate one. President Barack Obama with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (left) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after signing the Health Care Bill on March 23.
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A right denied
The real purpose of the draft Food Security Bill is to replace a universal system of public food distribution with a targeted system.