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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Rivers for sale
The Congress(I) led Kerala government's decision to hand over public water resources to private companies meets with spirited resistance from local communities and people's
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The 'elephant schools' of Thailand
Trained elephants are at the forefront of a unique campaign to reach education to three million people in Thailand's remote
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Literacy and a rich legacy
The initiative taken by Sayajirao Gaekwad to make primary education compulsory in the erstwhile Gaekwad state offers important lessons for policymakers in contemporary
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Privatising water
The move towards the privatisation of water across India, notably in Delhi, portends the dangerous trend of selling basic natural assets of country to global
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Woes of the displaced
Thirty-three Adivasi villages in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district are submerged by the flood waters of the Narmada and the State government, which continues to disregard promises of rehabilitation
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Contempt and compliance
Chastised by the Supreme Court, and with rainfall coming to his aid, Karnataka Chief Minister, S M Krishna starts the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. But for the Cauvery delta farmers, it is
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A complex case
Even as the Supreme Court directs Karnataka to implement the order of the Cauvery River Authority, the real issues involved in the interstate dispute remain unresolved.
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The judicial go-ahead
The Supreme Court clears the Tehri dam project by a split verdict but insists that rehabilitation of the affected people be completed before further impounding of water at the dam site is carried
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Heights of concern
The Narmada Bachao Andolan's attempt to challenge the Narmada Control Authority's decision to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam to 95 metres suffers a setback in the Supreme Court. The NBA
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Hell and high water
Close to a thousand people in 17 villages in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh face an uncertain future as submergence under the Maan dam project looms ahead of them but the needed rehabilitation and