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 More snow cover means less rain

A recent study reveals how the snow cover in Asia and Europe controls the intensity of the Indian monsoon.

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14/03/1993
Anjani Khanna
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Solar Radiation, Europe, India
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 Pampering Apples

PAMPERING APPLES Subsidies for apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, 1985-86 to 1990-91. Rs (in crores) HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT  

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 Peasant women list their woes to scientists

At a recent conference, women farm workers got a chance to discuss their problems with agricultural experts.

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14/03/1993
Pamela Philipose
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Rural Habitat, Agricultural Labourers, Women, Scientists, India
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 Building self reliance in children of the street

Butterflies, a non government organisation, is helping street children to organise themselves and operate a restaurant in the Capital's main bus terminus.

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14/03/1993
Shailendra Kumar
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Development, Pavement Dwellers, Children, Education, NGO, India, Delhi
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 Traditional cures back in vogue

Ancient health care systems such as ayurveda are gaining popularity once again as people become wary of allopathy and the hazards it involves.

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14/03/1993
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Health Effects, Traditional Knowledge, Allopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, Herbal Medcine
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 Supreme Court to consider doctors' appeal

The Supreme Court will decide whether medical practitioners can be held guilty of criminal negligence under the Consumer Protection Act.

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14/03/1993
Anjani Khanna
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Health Care, Health Personnel, India, Kerala
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 The stakes in tomato cultivation

CRATES for one hectare of tomatoes, which is grown as an off-season crop in Himachal Pradesh, require wood from 10 ha of chir pine forest, says R V Singh, former director general of the Indian

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 Code of ethics for scientific "eco tourists"

Most of the world's tropical forests are in the developing world. Guidelines have been suggested for researchers to regulate the flow of data to the developed world.

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14/03/1993
Jean G Colvin
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 To get in touch...

Dr Ram Kumar Kutty Lok Swasthya Parampara Samvardhan Samithy Post Box No 7102 Trichy Road, Ramanathapuram Coimbatore 641 045 Dr T N Manjunath Voluntary Health Association

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14/03/1993
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Health Effects, Traditional Knowledge, Allopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, Herbal Medcine
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 Heart patients suffer massive price hikes

Doctors and manufacturers seem unperturbed by the ever increasing price of Acetrome, a drug for heart valve transplant patients.

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14/03/1993
Nitya Jacob
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Health Care, Drugs, Heart Diseases

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