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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Climate & credibility
India
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Maternal tragedies
A Human Rights Watch report emphasises the need for a system of recording and investigating all maternal deaths. A scene inside the Government Maternity Hospital in Kothi, Andhra Pradesh. In this file photograph, two lactating mothers, with their babies, are seen sharing the same bed. The lack of proper post-natal care often proves fatal.
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Masters of light
The Physics prize goes to two achievements that have helped lay the foundations for the IT revolution and modern networked societies.
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Protein machinery
The Chemistry prize goes to three scientists, one of them of Indian origin, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, for ribosome research.
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Mission lost
IT was coming, though the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) did not know when. Following the failure of both star-sensors and some power supply systems on board Chandrayaan-1 in mid-July, ISRO engineers and scientists predicted that the spacecraft might meet its end
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Brazils victory
The WTO upholds Brazil
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Drain of wealth
IN Bayakumutia village, 22 kilometres from the district headquarters town of Keonjhar, the wails of a girl rent the air one morning in August. Her 12-year-old younger sister had died after suffering from high fever for some days. The nearest government hospital is 7 km away, and her father, Sukra Juang, could not take the child there for treatment.
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Food for all
IT is not surprising that questions of food security and the right to food have become such urgent political issues in India today. The rapid growth of aggregate income over the past two decades has not addressed the basic issue of ensuring the food security of the population.
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Horticultural haven
THE story of Haryana, which was carved out of fertile Punjab in November 1966, is one of unparalleled agricultural growth. Today, according to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Haryana has become the