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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Kurinji crown
The Palni Hills are once again witnessing the mass flowering of neelakurinji. This is a significant year in the southern Western Ghats: the spectacular blooming of the kurinji plant (Strobilanthes
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Road to nowhere
The recent floods have provided a ruse to the government to relocate people affected by the Polavaram dam. Few roads cruise so perfectly through life's close hits and misses as the road to
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Mines of conflict
The Orissa government has handed over to private companies virtually all the iron ore mines, which are in some of the most underdeveloped districts of the State, leading to protests by tribal people and
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A trade stalemate
Recent events reinforce the view that the ambitious trade liberalisation agenda that developed countries, primarily the U.S. and the E.U., have tried to realise through the WTO is a non-starter. It is
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Another round in Kerala
The local body elections in Kerala my turn out to be just another trial of strength between the two dominant political formations in the State, with the key issue of empowerment of the people for
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A site of contestation
The Delhi government's plan to develop a major portion of the Yamuna river banks meets with strong opposition. The fate of 97 sq km of prime land, 7 per cent of Delhi's total area, hangs in the
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A green alternative
The movement for sustainable agriculture is gaining momentum in Maharashtra with many farmers making the difficult but beneficial choice as it promises them self-reliance and
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Dying for water
The police firing on farmers agitating in Tonk district, Rajathan, for irrigation water draw attention to the fact that the State's ruling party has gone back on its electoral promises. In the 18
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Lessons from Uttaranchal
The State government sets an example by reviving the tiger and elephant populations in the Rajaji National Park by resettling most of the shepherd families from the
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Iodine for all
On June 15, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss declared the re-imposition of the ban on the sale of non-iodised salt meant for human consumption.The UPA government's