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[Book Review] Paranoia by Joseph Finder
Author: Joseph Finder
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[Book Review] Whiteout by Ken Follet
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Sadhu dies after 115-day fast to save Ganga
Cross-posted from my blog on blogspot as part of clean-up
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Genetic Use Restriction Technologies (GURT)
GURT, also called terminator technology, is a biotech-based strategy that prevents seeds from germinating in the next growing season unless treated chemically by the seed company prior to planting. When seeds of crop varieties (containing this kind of genetic manipulation) are purchased from the ...
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National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
India has announced a National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June, 2008 which incorporates its vision of sustainable development and the steps it must take to realize it. The NAPCC is coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and implemented through the nodal Ministries an...
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Employment and Unemployment Measurements in India
I am copying this from Annual Report to People on Employment (2010) published by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. This was the first comprehensive report on the subject. However, it would have been read by intellectuals of our country who would know that such a thing has b...
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'Don't stop traffic for me': Mamata Banerjee
Image via Wikipedia
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Wholesale Price Index and Inflation
Wholesale Price Index