Woeful ignorance

Public sector banks score over private ones

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Screen out the liar

Myth of compliance

Development news, polarisation and social media in times of Lok Sabha polls

Polarisation of development news in social media makes its impact partisan and non-effective

Book review: Plastics for Environment & Sustainable Development

For those concerned about the 'plastic age' in which we live, this 'eco-assessment study' is a must read. But do not go by the report's name, for …

Banning spam

The uk government has proposed a crackdown on the much-hated menace of e-mail spam. It intends to check those indulging in the insidious practice …

Book review: Garbage Wars: The Struggle For Environmental Justice By David Naguib Pellow

Sociologist David Naguib Pellow has come out with an engrossing account of Chicago from the perspective of what surrounds us all: garbage. It is …

Book review: Inventing Global Ecology by Michael Lewis

In the 1950s and 1960s India used to import not only subsidised sewing needles and milk, but also wildlife conservation science from the US. …

Documentary films on climate change

MasterChef in trouble

TV Show>> Fishing • UK

Two bullies

APPS>>Spying ÔÇó US/UK

Dragon lands on ostrich egg

GLOBE>> HISTORY • Austria

Oldest calendar

Calendar>> Archaeology• The UK

Marine marvels

Film>> Oceans • Australia

Twister jam

TV>> WEATHER REPORT • USA

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Lonely foragers group

A book on the history of spices

Down To Earth completes 15 years

Analysing Polavaram irrigation project

Pill on net