Rain catcher

For his outstanding work in rainwater harvesting, Rajendra Singh gets the Magsaysay award

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Real laureates

This year's Nobel prizes are truly grounded in practicality

Model approach

Mathematical models can be applied in real life situations in several ways. R Vishnu Vardhan from the department of statistics, Pondicherry …

Sonam Wangchuk wins the Magsaysay

The Ladakhi engineer, environmentalist and innovator has been awarded ‘Asia’s Nobel’ for ‘harnessing nature, culture and …

Worthy winners - Goldman prize

Julia Bonds, a grandmother living in the state of West Virginia, usa, has been awarded the 2003 Goldman environmental prize for her fearless …

Vatavaran film festival

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Living the report

Book>> Waves in the Hinterland, The Journey of a Newspaper • by Farah Naqvi, Zubaan Books/Nirantar • Rs 3

Pigeonpea now smiles

Virus causing disease in a crop identified

Gandhian social worker Indu Tikekar passes away

I don't approve the methods of Naxals

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Celebrated minds

In 2016, many Indian-origin scientists made it big and got international acclaim for their work. From genetics to nanoelectronics, these …

Two Indians win this year's Magsaysay awards

The awards have recognised the contribution of Anshu Gupta, who uses cloth to transform the lives of people, and Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the …

Prize of hard work

An award for the people

Three village communities in Rajasthan are awarded for their conservation efforts

Gore, IPCC share peace prize

Stone-age women killed furry babies, research suggests

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Brazilian climate scientist wins Volvo Environment Prize for work on Amazon

Nobre has raised concern over possible "savannisation" of the largest tropical forest in the world

Website review: http://www.saukaryam.org

Vishakhapatnam residents can register and verify births and deaths online and get the certificates delivered to their residences. Payment of …

Caustic-chlorine industry rated

Pledges to improve performance after poor scores

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