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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Hungry in Anantapur
The extent and force of persistent hunger, an invisible and silent scourge in the drought affected villages of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, are evident at the village gruel centre-- a
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Dilemma over iodisation
The Central government issued a preliminary notification on May 10 announcing the withdrawal of the Universal Salt Iodisation (USI) programme, 16 years after it was started. The move has attracted
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Umergaon's protest
The Gujarat government uses force to suppress local residents' protests against the Umergaon port project-- a report.
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Dealing with drought
In the absence of water resource planning, management and conservation measures, modern methods of forecasting monsoon, will be of little use to drought prone regions-- a report.
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A human-centric concept
The National Network on Biovillages and Community Banking launched by the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation is a major initiative to replicate successful examples of poverty alleviation and
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Lessons from Seattle
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation in Seattle once again revealed that in the world of trade it is power and politics and not altruism that determines the rules of the
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A stand-off in Mavoor
The stand-off between the Kerala Government and Grasim Industries Ltd over the issue of closure of the Mavoor unit has brought into focus questions relating to employment opportunities and
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Novel cyclotron ventures
Scientists at two pioneering institutions are working to build the country's first medical cyclotron and a superconducting cyclotron. They will also be involved in a unique nuclear science experiment
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AIDS and some concerns
As international agencies pour in funds for AIDS programmes in India, doubts are raised in some quarters about the
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Foeticide unlimited
The campaign against sex-selective abortions based on pre-natal sex determination procedures gains momentum in Tamil Nadu with the State Government making concrete moves to enforce the