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Book review: Healthy herbs

Quality of Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Volume 1, Published by ICMR, 2003 Rs 600

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Website review: www.nandiniherbs.com

With contributions from various sections of the herbal industry, this interactive site will fill up the void in giving this sector a big boost. …

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Anti-activism law

The ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council is championing a new law that will endanger activists supporting environmental, …

Russia: Old habits die hard

Filmmaker Sergei Klado and TV journalist Irina Malikova have won Russia's first-ever human rights film award for "The Lizard Effect", which …

Chernobyl: Apathy kills

Secret police documents released in Ukraine reveal the Chernobyl nuclear plant faced problems even before it exploded in 1986 - the world's worst …

NCERT textbook: An excercise in multi-culturalism

The new National Council of Educational Research and Training (ncert) textbook on mathematics for class 1 is a welcome change from the earlier …

Bold strokes of pain - children depict the Muthanga episode

In these days of global and domestic wars, to which many grown-ups respond by simply shrugging their shoulders cynically, children react more …

Ultimate reality TV

Forget Survivor and Fear Factor. Thanks to embedded media you can now watch and read about the exploits of your favourite journalist in the midst …

Scientific research - Mutual admiration cycle

Scientists seeking the spotlight are adversely impacting the quality of scientific research, says a recent article in Nature magazine. Scientists …

Iraq war: Shifty stance

US-based magazine Editor and Publisher surveys of us newspaper editorials show that a majority of the top newspapers oppose any attack on Iraq …

Word wars: Language copyright

It's becoming harder to exercise one's freedom of expression, even in the land of liberty. When at & t used the phrase "freedom of expression" in …

SUV ads: Dangerous city animals

If an alligator could drive, what vehicle would it choose to go to a party? None other than the Tata Safari.The query in the latest Tata Safari …

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