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Nov 1-15, 2001
Cover Story
Unknown, unidentified and lethal fevers are striking India. Leaving a trail of deaths and misery. A system caught unawares gropes in the dark. Whether it is Siliguri or Rae Bareli, Delhi or Mumbai, the medical fraternity has neither responded to the challenge nor shown scientific temper in taming this breed of viruses and bacteria that are on the prowl
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GEAC orders destruction of transgenic cotton grown illegally. The affected farmers demand compensation
The government is coaxed by Maharashtra MLAs to relax noise rules
Supreme Court stands by its decision to change entire bus fleet into CNG mode
The Karnataka government's plan for a biotech park on UAS campus runs into rough weather
Treaty on restricting toxic ship paints reached
...has been made to convert APSRTC buses to CNG
Aspen gets power from GSK to produce anti-AIDS drugs
The Supreme Court passes order to preserve the vanishing biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar islands
Marauding elephants face villagers' vendetta
Fuel cell buses to clean air in six smoggiest cities
Interview
Mark A Dumol , former chief of staff, Department of Public Works and Highways of Philippines, who played a key role in the privatisation of the Manila...
Science & Technology
How environment-friendly is biodegradable plastic? The debate rages
A geological explanation as to why the South pays with a hole over the Antarctic for the North's misdemeanours
Ozone destroys Japanese agriculture
Peep through coral keyholes unlock reef mystery
Deforestation is drying out cloud forests
The plague bacterium genome is mapped
The secret chromosome center, the root of many cancers, is sequenced
How HIV infects is now understood, brings researchers close to a cure
New DNA-based vaccine protects mice against anthrax
A new galaxy sheds light on the origins of the universe
Teleportation is no more a fantasy
Black hole found in the Milky Way to help decipher cosmos
Special Report
The people of Uttaranchal are resisting the government's attempt to wrest control of the van panchayat forests they have nurtured for decades
As the Supreme Court cracks down on Agra's iron foundries, the begrimed Taj Mahal may finally breathe easy
Polythene culture in Puri is driving the palm leaf packets out of use
The Fortnight
The centenary Nobel prizes were awarded to researchers who have made seminal discoveries
Crosscurrent
The threat of terrorists using biological weapons has become a reality. How prepared is India to a fight a possible germ war?
Composting of urban waste can meet India'sorganic manure shortage and clean up our cities
Review
Grassroots
Dwindling forests in a Rajasthan sanctuary get a fresh lease of life with villagers effectively banning the use of axe
Parched water tanks in Kanyakumari come alive as locals undertake the revival programme
We have found in Asian country especially in rural sectors new mothers are unaware about baby's health care issues therefore...
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it is good to eat as many as vegetables and fruits (totally vegetarian), but my aurvedic doctor asked me to stop eating every...