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Book review: Water: Perspectives, Issues, Concerns

This is a work of encyclopaedic scope. The subjects it deals with range from an in-depth study of the treatment of water in the Indian …

Plastic interest

The lie of the land

The Bhakra Nangal project's success is rooted in myth, says a new study

Radio programmes a hit in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

Exploring Mekong expedition

Book>> Mad About The Mekong by John Keay, Exploration and Empire in Southeast Asia Harper Collins London 2005

High nicotine in US cigarettes perpetuates tobacco pandemic

New car from Maruti sold through Pete Seeger

Limited agency

Book>> NGO Diplomacy The Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations in International Environmental Negotiations Edited by Michele M Betsill …

Demand charter from children for education, health sectors

Report>>Ensuring Universal Access To Health and Education in India, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, Delhi 2007

Agronomic recommendations: How are antibiotics being used on crops?

A few antibiotics considered critically important for human medicine are being recommended for use on over 100 crops, an analysis has found

CJI Bench sends fresh petition on FRA to Arun Mishra Bench

Since a similar matter is before the Mishra Bench, the CJI Bench has sent the new petition to it

How indigo spread

Indigo Plantations and Science in Colonial India by Prakash Kumar, Cambridge University Press, Rs 995

Polluted and revered

>> Dirty Sacred Rivers, Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis, by Cherly Colopy, Oxford Unversity Press, Rs 1295

How viable is nuclear energy

>>The Power of Promise, Examining Nuclear Energy in India, by M V Ramana, Penguin, Rs 699

Balarama Digest: Kid stuff?

If you think free publicity, like 'free lunch', is a no-no in this newly liberalised world of ours, you have got it all wrong. Take a dekko at …

Filtering the fine print

The confusion resulting from reports about pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks saw a few companies sneak-ride upon the concerns of the …

It's official now

Price mechanism is the only way to discourage the use of dirty fuels

Self medication - buyers beware

Australian doctors have warned Internet users against buying drugs online. They caution that many "health" websites do not provide adequate …

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 …

How effective?

Hunger is big business

Bush reacts to Lancet study

Indian villages refuse telephone connections due to naxal problem

Suspect diagnosis

World Bank's take on Indian forestry sector motivated