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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Assams sorrow
The State goes through another annual deluge, which leaves a trail of intense misery.
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Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India
1. At the ... Plenary meeting on ... the Participating Governments of the Nuclear Suppliers Group decided that they: a. Desire to contribute to the effectiveness and integrity of the global nonproliferation regime, and to the widest possible implementation of the provisions and objectives of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;
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Nuclear hubris
Nationalist euphoria over the NSG waiver will breed monumental arrogance, great-power delusions, and contempt for peace among our social-Darwinist elite.
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Welcoming guests
Interview with V. Irai Anbu, Secretary, Department of Tourism and Culture, Tamil Nadu.
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Tourism boom
Banana boats introduced by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation at Mudaliarkuppam Rain Drop Boat House on East Coast Road are a great hit with tourists.
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Nuclear hurdles
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush meet in Hokkaido, Japan, on the sidelines of the G8 summit in July.
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We followed rules
Interview with Industries Minister Nirupam Sen. Nirupam Sen:
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Singur siege
West Bengal
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Rural resistance
Thousand of unskilled workers employed in works undertaken by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) across Tamil Nadu are agitated over the erosion of a substantial part of their daily wages.
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A snake in knots
The Kosi, bursting through its embankment at Kusaha in Nepal, has swung 120 km eastwards, changing the lives of thousands of people.