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 Trading with environment

UNDER the guise of concern for the environment and public health, Western governments continue to push the private agendas of large multinational interests. Experts advising international green funds

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29/09/1994
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Montreal Protocol, Ozone Layer, Global Warming
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 Cheap mutations for farmers

Indian agriculturists have evolved indigenous technology for producing stable and cost-effective biopesticides. These cellular pesticides, based on mutations of the toxic Bt gene, are cheaper and

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29/09/1994
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Green Products, Pesticides, India
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 Hunting pins in a haystack

Our perception of what constitutes fundamental particles has changed continually with the ability to "see" at smaller distances. The microcosm has revealed several layers within itself: starting from

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29/09/1994
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Physical Science, Technology, Research
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 Dam alert

The construction of the Thoubal multi purpose dam and the Tapaimukh dam in Manipur has sparked off protests

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29/09/1994
Sajal Nag
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 Putting the lid on methyl bromide

Methyl bromide, which is used to fight plant diseases, is known to destroy the ozone layer. Now, Kamlesh Miglani of the directorate of plant protection's plant quarantine and fumigation section, has

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29/09/1994
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Crop Pests, Ozone Layer, India
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 Leaving the women in the woods

Forest protection initiatives taken by villagers, though laudable by themselves, have proved to be a bane for women

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29/09/1994
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Forest Conservation, Firewood, Women, India
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 Death of a genius

Nonconformist to the core, Linus C Pauling epitomised the spirit of science and peace

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29/09/1994
Rakesh Kalshian
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 Science city in Calcutta

The country's first science city is to be established by the Union government in Calcutta, on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, at a cost of Rs 100 crore. The project will eventually include a

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29/09/1994
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 Stolen treasures

ETHIOPIA, one of the oldest of farm civilisations, has been mercilessly ravaged by war and famine. Fortunately, Valiant & Khan's Treasures of Ethiopia spares the viewer the stereotypical images of

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29/09/1994
Seema Kalra
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Drought, War, Ethiopia, Crops
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 Experimental protests in the lab

A week of unprecedented protests by the employees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research indicates the deep discontent among India's scientists

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29/09/1994
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