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 Developing hydrogen as a petrol substitute

With petrol stocks being fast depleted, scientists are developing a technology that will run vehicles on hydrogen

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
P S Sandhu, Ash
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Hydrogen Energy, India
India

 Anti AIDS treatment aims at tolerating virus

Ayurveda practitioners in Kerala are experimenting with a novel approach to tackling AIDS: herbal medicines that increase the patient's immunity towards the virus

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
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Health Care, Ayurveda, AIDS, India, Kerala
India

 Simply unpredictable

Despite using satellites and supercomputers, meteorologists are still baffled by the monsoon, unable to say precisely when it will occur and how good -- or bad -- it will be

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14/08/1993
Anjani Khanna
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El Nino, India, Computers
India

 Bandwagon role for joint forestry

Though programmes involving villagers in the regeneration of forest lands have been successful, caution should be exercised while bringing new areas under such programmes

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14/08/1993
N C Saxena
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Land Degradation, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, India
India

 Fenced out of a livelihood

The traditional craft of wooden toy making in Sawai Madhopur near the Ranthambore tiger reserve is dying out because of changed consumer preferences and restrictions on access to forests

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14/08/1993
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 To get in touch...

Centre of Concern for Child Labour 247, Akashdarshan Apartments Mayur Vihar-I New Delhi 110 091 Ph: 2252298 Bandhua Mukti Morcha 7, Jantar Mantar Road New Delhi 110 001 Ph: 3329043

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
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Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat, Migration, Children, Child Labour, Education, NGO, India
India

 Bacteria teach crops how to endure drought

A hardy bacterium that can adapt to water scarce conditions offers clues to how crops can survive dry periods

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
P S Sandhu
Down to Earth
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Drought, Research, India, Crops
India

 Fisherfolk thwart bid to reclaim wetlands

A unique fishing cooperative that salvaged the wetlands leased to them by the Calcutta Port Trust has successfully fought off attempts to repossess the land for building projects

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
Amit Mitra
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Wetlands, Fisherfolk, India, Waste Recycling
India

 Waking up to the horrors of child labour

Several groups are working among child workers in India, seeking to improve their working and living conditions

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
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Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat, Migration, Children, Child Labour, Education, NGO, India
India

 Official double speak keeps Indian women down

THE CENTRAL concern of this book is how in a country whose Constitution declares void all laws violative of Article 13 (Fundamental Rights), women continue to be subjected to gender-discriminatory,

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
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Women, Religious Beliefs, Legislation, India

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