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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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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Making change possible
The United Nations Children's Fund's intervention in West Bengal's Purulia district has shown encouraging results in checking the incidence of maternal and child mortality. The agency has documented its
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A dispute in the Krishna basin
Faced with a barrage of criticism from the Opposition that it has failed to stop Andhra Pradesh from going ahead with the construction of "unauthorised" irrigation projects in the Krishna and Godavari
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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. Andhra Pradesh is gearing up to complete 16 irrigation
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Plachimada's loss
In the Kerala High Court, a village panchayat loses its battle for water with Coca-Cola. The Perumatty village panchayat in Palakkad district of Kerala has lost its legal battle for the right to water
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Toxins as manure
In July-August 2003, when soft-drink firms across the country were struggling to contain the impact of the discovery of pesticide residues in their products, in Kerala, Coca-Cola came under intense scrutiny
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Water-borne crisis
The CAG blames the Orissa government's failure to provide safe potable water for the outbreak of diseases in the State. While natural disasters and starvation are known to take their toll regularly on
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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 Pradesh. Two-year-old Suresh Sahariya of Patalgarh village has just been discharged from the