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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Historic voyage
Chandrayaan-1 is moving closer to the moon and is expected to enter its lunar orbit on November 15. The earth as seen by Chandrayaan-1 from a height of 70,000 km. This image, the second taken by the Terrain Mapping Camera of the spacecraft on October 29, shows Australia's southern coast.
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Healthy scheme
HALF-HEARTEDLY, after months of discussions and negotiations, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has launched a modified version of the Central government
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Dying of hunger
THE final five kilometres to Ramnagar (Khokla), as the village is officially called, in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh has to be done on foot down a hill thick with shrubs and bushes. As we enter the village, eager eyes scan us for food or some other kind of livelihood support only to droop in disappointment once they learn that the wait has been in vain.
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A changing city
The face of Nanded is slowly changing as planners set out on a transforming mission under the JNNURM. A 1.5-km stretch on the northern bank of the Godavari has been developed as a promenade. A view from the old bridge on the river.
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Complete destination
The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation has put the State in a prominent spot on India
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Boon for builders
The Mumbai skyline. After the Supreme Court
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Fuel for change
The first chapter depicts the status of and the global trends in the biofuels industry and markets. It traces the history of the production programme of biofuels and the efforts to promote them in Japan, Canada, the European Union, the United States, Brazil, Latin America, South-East Asia, India, China and some African countries.
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Innovative Dutch
THE Netherlands, a small country in Europe with a population smaller than 16 million, is the second largest exporter of agricultural and horticultural produce in the world after the United States.
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Survival strategies
SANTIRAM CHETRI