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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'Green growth' and some doubts
It may surprise many people that the latest edition of the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific was on
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Andhra Pradesh's case
Andhra Pradesh is in a hurry to complete 16 irrigation projects on the Krishna in an attempt to turn a clause in the Tribunal Award in its favour. According to Andhra Pradesh, the orther riparian
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Resisting a dam project
An agitation in Chhattisgarh against the construction of a dam on the Kurkut river by Jindal Steeel is representative of many such popular struggles going on across the
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Andhra Pradesh's case
Andhra Pradesh is in a hurry to complete 16 irrigation projects on the Krishna in an attempt to turn a clause in the Tribunal Award in its favour. According to Andhra Pradesh, the orther riparian
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Resisting a dam project
An agitation in Chhattisgarh against the construction of a dam on the Kurkut river by Jindal Steeel is representative of many such popular struggles going on across the
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Water-borne crisis
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) blames the Orissa government's failure to provide safe potable water for the outbreak of diseases in the State. According to a report of the CAG,
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Death by hunger
Malnutrition deaths of children in a tribal hamlet point to the general state of welfare programmes in Madhya
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Making change possible
The United Nations Children's Fund's intervention in West Bengal's Purulia district has shown encouraging results in chiecking the incidence of maternal and child morality. The agency has documented
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A shining Ratna in the hills
As a professionally managed company, Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd has emerged as one of India's finest Mini Ratna PSUs in
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Water-borne crisis:
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) blames the Orissa government's failure to provide safe potable water for the outbreak of diseases in the State. According to a report of the CAG,