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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

High nicotine in US cigarettes perpetuates tobacco pandemic

New car from Maruti sold through Pete Seeger

Exploring Mekong expedition

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

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

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 …

Review: ‘The Railway Men’ fails to elevate from soggy soap opera to crackling survival thriller on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Multiple character arcs, unnecessary storylines turn The Railway Men into a YRF drama that thrives on high use of glycerine, misplaced suspense …

It's official now

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

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

Is the Babudom reformed?

The kuhls of Kangra by J Mark Baker

Book>> the kuhls of kangra by J Mark Baker Permanent Black New Delhi, 2005

Book review: Oil on the brain

Book>> Oil on the Brain by Lisa Margonelli Broadway Books New York 2008

Book review: 'A quick travel through the countryside'

Book>> Red Sun; Travels in Naxal Country by Sudeep Chakravarty

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 …

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