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Oil on the coast
The proposal of Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to provide additional funding to the Bombay Natural History Society and the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, is to be welcomed for the strong impetus it ...

Uncertain trade environment
The annual supplement for 2010-11 to the five-year Foreign Trade Policy (2009-14) is quite understandably devoid of major surprises. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma had to reckon with two developments that have constrained ...

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Mother Teresa: a remembrance
By Navin Chawla

This day marks the birth centenary of a simple nun who, through her work among the poorest of the poor, became the conscience-keeper of her century.

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Making out a case for holistic river water management
By G. Kishan Reddy

We must increase our water storage to regulate the vast amount of run-off.

Overuse of devices may lead to brain fatigue
By Matt Richtel

When people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting down time that could allow them to better learn and remember information.

Stem cell biology and its complications
By Gina Kolata

Scientists are trying to devise methods to sidestep the moral dilemma in stem cell research.

Anger at overturning of Obama stem cell policy
By Chris McGreal

Order blocking government funding of stem cell research is a serious setback in search for cures.

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