Green lessons

Baby boom or doom?

POPULATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT Edited by Kerstin Lindahl-Kiessling and Hans Landberg Oxford University Press

Unfair gender banter

Society is primarily responsible for differences in aptitudes between the sexes, says a recent survey

For a lesser God's children

A US health care programme ought to target poor mothers and children - those most likely to reap its benefits, says an expert report

Young voices speak

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Children of green stars!

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Dating nature

Report>>For those who choose to remain close to concerns over the environment each day of the year

It pays to be single

Contrary to popular belief, children of single parents do rather well in life

Losing teeth over money

No kidding

Mr SUN TAKES A HOLIDAY IN SEARCH OF WATER MADAME AIR WANTS A CHANGE MEET THE SOIL FAIRY Dilip M Salwi Publisher: Ratna Sagar P Ltd, New Delhi …

The economics of teenage pregnancies

A study finds teenage pregnancies occur more frequently in socially backward areas than affluent areas, but the opposite holds true for abortions

Deadly dilemma

Gout gene

When science is fun

Children are more likely to develop the spirit of scientific inquiry when they treat science like a game than when they have to study it.

Projecting a distorted reality

A documentary for British children presents an inaccurate and oversimplified image of India.

Kids of burden

Mislead intelligence

Exposure to lead little has a weak but significant effect on the intelligence of children

No kidding

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SPOTLIFGHT

Come hither ye men; come hither ye women; come one come together" is a cry often associated with Indian villages, but this one emanates from …

Good motion

NIGERIA

Necessary evil

Otherwise considered vital for human health, vitamin A is now believed to endanger the well-being of new borns, if consumed in excess

Kit highs

AIDS: the web widens

Hard on the teeth