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Diversity in calorie sources and undernourishment during rapid economic growth
This paper compares the experiences of India and Vietnam in dietary diversity and undernourishment from the early 1990s to the middle of the first decade of the new millennium. Feb 23-29, 2008
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Role of Planning: A Comment
A review of the role of planning should look at the possibility of expanding its role to municipalities, districts and panchayats rather than limiting it. Feb 23-29, 2008
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Structural attributes of lantana-invaded forest plots in AchanakmarAmarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Central India
Vegetation of lantana-invaded forest plots in the Achanakmar
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Souped-up battery prepares to slay the gas guzzlers
The dream of climate-friendly, petroleum-free motoring is creeping closer - thanks to a clutch of breakthroughs in nanotechnology. Several recently reported lab findings promise to vastly improve the safety and performance of the high-capacity batteries that electric cars will need, at last making them a viable alternative to today's petroleum-powered vehicles. Feb 27, 2008
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To the rich man the spoils
Global economic growth during the past century has lifted many into lives of unprecedented luxury.The cost has been the degradation of vital ecosystems
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Grand Canyon flushing experiment criticised
With creationists arguing over its formation, and lengthy disputes over land rights, the Grand Canyon has often been the focus of controversy.
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Influence of flyash and vermicomposted flower waste on plant growth and soil fertility
The physicochemical characteristics of flyash and vermicomposted flower waste were analysed and ten different treatments consisting of various combinations of flyash, vermicompost and chemical fertili
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Performance of pigeonpea, irrigated with treated wastewater of oil refinery, in the presence of Bradyrhizobium
Pigeon pea was grown, in the field, at the experimental farm of Mathura Oil Refinery, in the presence or absence of biofertilizer, using TW (treated wastewater of the refinery) or GW (ground water) as
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Muncipal solid waste management in Ujjain
The study is to analyse the solid waste disposal system and suggest suitable modification in the present solid waste management practice in city and find out the gap and deficiencies and suggest the r
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Rejuvenating agriculture with the help of the small farmer
The small farmer might be the solution to the ongoing crisis in the farming sector in India.
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Commentary: Work together, save the planet
Late last month the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened in Longyearbyen, on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen.
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India's common people: Who are they, how many are they and how do they live?
This paper attempts to define the common people of India in terms of levels of consumption and examines their socio-economic profile in different periods of time since the early 1990s with a view to a
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The 2005 global report on purchasing power parity estimates: A preliminary review
The fifth (2005) round of the World Bank's International Comparison Program, which produces estimates of the gross domestic product at purchasing power parity prices, has been the most extensive and
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On Metro Rail systems
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Improving on haves and have-nots
All-or-nothing targets for global access to basic amenities such as drinking water and sanitation are outdated. The time has come for a more fluid approach. March 20, 2008
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Farmers' variety in the context of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
India must document and legally protect the farmers' varieties (FVs) and use them globally as a trade strategy.
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A strategy on controlling motor vehicle emissions for urban air quality management
Air quality crisis in cities is attributable mainly to vehicular emissions. Transportation systems are expanding everywhere. This paper examines the pollutant emissions from automobiles and identifies that the capacity of routine monitoring networks and impact assessment in India is usually limited to criteria pollutants.
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Biodiversity: Frozen futures
The 'Doomsday vault' buried in the Arctic ice will provide a backup for the world's seeds. But more needs to be done to safeguard food diversity.
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Interview: Can't see the desert for the trees
Returning to Africa after a 10 year absence, Chris Reij could barely believe his eyes. On the arid margins of the Sahara in Niger, all he could see were trees.