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
Frontline (Chennai)
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Seductive sophistry
IN recent years, the Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament during the Budget session before the presentation of the Union Budget, has come to be viewed as a foreteller of the government
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Less for the poor
The UPA government seems to have grown complacent about its budgetary allocations for the social sectors.
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Fiscal roadblock
The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission shrink even the space already available for States to decide spending priorities.
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Danger of inflation
Government inaction on food-price inflation amounts to an implicit declaration that it is inevitable and has little to do with policy.
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The march of neoliberalism
Union Budget 2010-11 has given a forward thrust to the neoliberal agenda in all the crucial sectors where "reforms" had been stalled. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressing the media after the Economic Survey 2009-10 was tabled in Parliament on February 25.
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Wave of support
ON December 26, 2004, giant waves lashed coastal India and left behind a trail of death and destruction. It also left behind lessons in resilience for many. The tsunami anniversary kindles memories of loss and offers, for the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that helped the victims in their trying times, an opportunity for introspection.
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Voluntary service
WHILE a good many people in the country know that the Central and State governments have a number of plans and projects to bring about development
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Ring of fire
The southern tip of India is in for a special treat, an annular solar eclipse, on the afternoon of January 15, 2010.
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Lessons from Kaiga
The tritium poisoning episode highlights grave safety lapses and the urgent need for an independent nuclear regulator.
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Disaster tourism
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