Category Archives: News

On Tenterhooks in Geneva – Developing countries push for markets at WTO Mini-Ministerial

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Developing countries push for markets at WTO mini-ministerial Farmers’ associations all over India were holding protests demanding exclusion of agriculture as an agenda in the World Trade Organization (wto) talks, even as the organization’s mini-ministerial debated ways to secure “meaningful … Continue reading →

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Shelf Destruct – Government study kicks up the Supermart vs Small Store debate

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Government study kicks up the supermart vs small store debate At a time when efforts are being made in the West to bring back small retailers into the mainstream, the Indian government has come up with a study that lauds … Continue reading →

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RTI (Right To Information) Assessment

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Ravleen

An 85-year-old lady was having problems getting her passport. She needed it to go and live with her children abroad. The status, the website showed, was delivered. Visits to the passport office yielded little results. “We helped her draft a … Continue reading →

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Custard Apples belong to South America, or India?

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Custard Apples belong to South America. A recent excavation in a small town in Uttar Pradesh has unearthed custard apple seeds there. The seeds date to the Neolithic era—3rd-2nd century bc. Is it possible then that there existed some kind … Continue reading →

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We Have been Cheated

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Ravleen

RAVLEEN KAUR talks to three donors, Rajendra Kumar, Shahid and Dileep, who were duped by Amit Kumar. They were rescued from a flat in Faridabad on February 8. Rajendra Kumar did most of the talking. How did you come into … Continue reading →

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Bring back the Cadaver – Organ Donation

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Ravleen

“I understand it is not easy for the living to donate a kidney; but then why is the government not encouraging transplants from cadavers,’ asks esrd patient Nozeer H Canteenwala. This aspect of the problem has been obscured in the … Continue reading →

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Econoburette: Easier way to Conduct Titration

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Many a student nightmare originates in chemistry labs. Titration is one of them. It may be a big word but it’s a simple process to detect a solution’s potency. It requires sucking in acid through a pipette (a thin glass … Continue reading →

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POSCO: Villagers Demand 5% of Share in Company’s Profits

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Ravleen

Some people in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district, in a complete turnaround from their earlier stand, agreed to give up land for the POSCO steel plant on January 5, but with conditions. They have asked for a 5 per cent share in the … Continue reading →

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