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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A bill and its flaws
The Biological Diversity Bill, 2001, pending before Parliament, is inadequate to serve the interests of indigenous and local communities, the traditional custodians of biological resources. The
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The riddle of a river
Union minister Jagmohan's efforts to establish a role for the Sarasvati river in the Indus valley civilisation take the shape of a project of excavations, which will begin in
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For reliable cyclone detection
The India Meteorological Department hopes to set up a nationwide network of Doppler weather radars to predict with better accuracy the time of landfall of cyclones, storms and related weather
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The woes of the displaced
Thousands of families displaced by the Maan dam struggle for survival at resettlement sites while the Madhya Pradesh government claims that the process of R&R has been complete. The Madhya Pradesh
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Issues of contempt and free speech
The decision of a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court to press on with contempt proceedings against the writer Arundhati Roy on the basis of her reply to a notice raises troubling questions about
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Cauvery pressures
The Tamil Nadu government criticises the Cauvery River Authority for failing to direct the Karnataka government to release its surplus water to the
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A victory for the NBA
The Maharashtra government agrees to formulate a master plan for the rehabilitation of people affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project, but only after NBA leader Medha Patkar goes on a hunger
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Waiting for Cauvery waters
As Karnataka refuses to release Cauvery waters to save paddy crops on vast areas in Tamil Nadu and the Centre seems to be reluctant to intervene, the Jayalalitha government decides to seek Supreme
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A new phase of resistance
Spurned by several foreign lending agencies, S. Kumars, the promoter of the Shree Maheshwar Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (SMHPCL) since 1994, has turned to Indian financial institutions.
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Cautious corporatisation
With reforms well under way in the energy sector in the country, it is now the turn of urban water supply - Bangalore is the first city to begin the corporatisation process for its water utility ,