Analysing Polavaram irrigation project

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Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Science and facts are the foundational basis for rational and logical disputation and the possibility of reaching some truths

Beyond DNA

Maurizio Meloni's book is a fascinating social and political history of human heredity spanning over 150 years

Eco-Activism

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As per the auto fuel policy released this year, vehicles running in cities must meet Euro iii emission norms, apparently very stringent, by April …

Book review: Toxicity

The Dirty Dozen: Toxic Chemicals and the Earth's Future By Bruce E Johansen (Praeger Publishers, 2003)

Serious fun: The Meatrix

A pig for Neo and a bull for Morpheus -- that's The Meatrix, a Flash animation based on the blockbuster sci-fi movie The Matrix. But that is …

Documentary review: Swaraj, the Little Republic

It is a well established practice for non-governmental organisations (ngos) to produce documentary films/videos. Over the last few years, some …

Website review: http://www.ileia.org

The visitors to this site need to, at the very outset, acquaint themselves with the two confusing, and, as one soon discovers, related acronyms --…

Expressly defending white asbestos

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Handy testing kit

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Harvesting wisdom

Ghaziabad initiates rainwater harvesting

Alcohol ads: Teens targeted?

A recent study in the US reports that magazines popular with teenagers such as Rolling Stone and People tend to carry more alcohol advertisements.…

Paperless news

Scientists in the us have developed an ultra-thin electronic display that could well transform into an e-newspaper. The black and white display …

Book notice: Farmer-led Participatory Research - Cases from Western India

Centralised models of development don't work; local knowledge and traditional methods do, especially in the realms of farming and water …

Peppy periodical: Future Energy

The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency's (meda) publication meda News has now evolved into a full-fledged quarterly magazine christened Future …

Tobacco ban - Blatant blackmail

The Rajya Sabha's clearance of the tobacco bill has attracted an ad from the industry criticising the ban imposed on the sale of tobacco products …

China debunks greens

China recently released a policy document debunking environmentalists' accusations that it was exploiting the Himalayan region for the benefit of …