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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An owl re-discovered
A small Indian owl that was last sighted in the wild 113 years ago-and was considered extinct-has been found by researchers from the United States in a wooded area north-east of Mumbai. An
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A resort for the rich
The Maharashtra Government is helping a private sector plan to develop a project for the elite in an environmentally sensitive region, despite complaints of unauthorised construction and irregular
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The transgenosis debate
The crucial decision on whether India should join the league of 14 countries that have allowed genetically modified (GM) crops in their agriculture sector has been postponed by another year. A
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Terror in the Sunderbans
For over 50 per cent of the population of the Sunderbans, with its unique eco-system, in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, which is dependent solely on fishing for a livelihood, life is
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Karnataka's agony
Karnataka is in the grip of the worst drought in 15 years. A large number of agricultural workers and their families have been migrating to Maharashtra looking for means of
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Delivering the Jarawas
For the Jarawa tribal population of the Andaman islands, a court order brings hope of protection from the "civilised"
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Nurturing nature
A public sector oil major is now int he forefront of a conservation drive, and the ecological park at its Mathura refinery exemplifies this. The ponds are part of the 18,000 sq m ecological park on
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Kudremukh concerns
Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited faces an uncertain future following a legal challenge to its mining operations and plans in a biodiversity -rich region that has been notified as a national
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A campaign to protect animals
The Indian leather industry suffers a severe jolt as international buyers threaten to stop importing its products on account of the cruel treatment of animals in
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Upholding the right to food
Hearing a petition filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties on August 20, the Supreme Court wondered aloud about the utility of stocks piling up in the warehouses of the Food Corporation of