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Poverty

 Increasing use of biotechnology

across the world, biotechnology's reach has increased by 12 per cent in 2002, with the land under transgenic crops amounting to 58.7 million hectares. So states a report of the International Service

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
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Poverty

Ground realities

Delhi faces a water crisis every summer. The water supply is no adequate and you can see long lines people

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
Statesman (New Delhi)
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Dams, Irrigation
Poverty

Scientists hope to design reusable space vehicle

Designing a reusable space vehicle, developing an advanced version of the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, launching an unmanned mission to the moon and building civil aircraft are all part

Publication Date: 
22/02/2003
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Physical Science
Poverty

 The human body is nothing but chemicals

Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
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Health

 "An epidemic of non communication"

David Miller is an expert in psychosocial management of hiv/aids. He has worked in developing countries since 1986 and is currently the Country Programme Adviser of

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
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Health, Health Care, Health Education, Epidemics, AIDS, Poverty, Information, UN, India
Climate Change

 How to get away with murder

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
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Climate Change, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Poverty, India, Orissa (Odisha), Developing Countries
Poverty

 Below Poverty Line census: fudging figures?

A survey currently underway in states to calculate the number of below poverty line households is being opposed tooth and nail by civil society groups under the 'right to food' campaign. They are objecting to the exercise on two counts: firstly, the crite

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
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Food Supply, Food Aid, Drought, Migration, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Information, NGO, India, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha), Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Food Security
Poverty

 FANNING THE EMBERS

The study involved primary data collection from 9,867 chulhas owners who acquired it during 1996-97 to 2000-01 spread

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
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 Pollution unabated

A change in the nature of effluents rendered CETPs redundant in Pali, home to more than 1,000 registered and unregistered textile processing industries. These industries generate effluents to the

Publication Date: 
14/01/2003
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 Well monitored

The Vapi CETP is the largest in the country

Publication Date: 
14/01/2003
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