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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Vaccine worries
ON January 15, the production licences of three vaccine-manufacturing public enterprises under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) were cancelled, and they were ordered to suspend production forthwith by the then Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), M.
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Red signal for green Cuba
The U.S. embargo comes in the way of protecting Cuba's rich ecological resources. The island's mountains, forests, swamps, coasts and marine areas are rich in plants and animals, some seen nowhere else. Once the embargo ends, it could face a flood of investors from the U.S. and elsewhere, eager to exploit them.
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Small cars, big problems
Nano could spell further privatisation of transport, more traffic congestion and pollution, and
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Humans spared
Human infections of bird flu have been entirely avian in origin and reflect strains circulating locally among poultry and wild birds.
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Culled and cleared
A pull of the neck and then a twist is all that is needed to bring silent death to a hen or a duck. In scientific terms, the bird
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Avian epidemic
It is ironical that bird flu should deal a crippling blow to the West Bengal countryside shortly after the Government of India declared that the country was free from the scourge.
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Fast forward
Policy initiatives by the administration have put the resource-rich East Godavari district on the road to all-round development.
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Anatomy of poverty
The book, written after decades of dedicated fieldwork, analyses how south Gujarat
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Air of concern
China's unsolved riddle is how to reconcile fast economic growth with environmental protection. But
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Riverine tragedy
A deep disregard for lessons from the 2005 floods has made Mumbai