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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Reviving the forests
In a short span of eight years, Andhra Pradesh has come close to achieving the National Forest Policy objectives in north coastal Andhra through its joint forest management (JFM) programme.The impact
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The embryonic stem cell debate
The new stem cell research policy of the United States runs into conflict with several of the ethical goals of medicine and related health
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Hunger and democracy
A stark image, reflecting little glory on Indian democracy, was that of Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik asserting that the tribal people of the State were dying not because of starvation, but
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Empowering children
Rajasthan successfully experiments with the concept of bal panchayat, which involves children in the decision-making process at the village panchayat
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Shaken South
The movement of the Indian plate was the basic cause of the earthquake that struck some parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on September
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Planning with software
A software package to promote the application of spatial data technologies in village-level planning, adopted in West Bengal's Bankura district, meets with some
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An ISRO landmark
With the successful launch of PSLV-C3 on October 22, ISRO demonstrates its capacity to place in orbit multiple satellites from a single vehicle at highly competitive commercial
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Waking up to GM cotton
There is no sign as yet of the thriving crop of genetically modified cotton in Gujarat, introduced illegally by a small player in the field of seed development in a cowboy act, being torched or the
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Flight from justice
Basing its judgement on the specious legal opinion that it has received, the Indian Government appears reluctant to seek the extradition of the fugitives in the case relating to the 1984 gas leak
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Logging off, for now
The curbs imposed by the Supreme Court on the felling of naturally grown trees and other forestry - related activities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, come at a critical juncture for moves to