Category Archives: Research

[Nuclear Power] Stepping on a minefield

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Ravleen

As nuclear waste maims people, India plans to generate more. INDIA intends to increase the share of nuclear power from 3.1 per cent of its total energy generation to 25 per cent by 2050. Six nuclear power reactors are under … Continue reading →

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Corporal lab – Clinical trials sustain Ahmedabad’s Riot Victims

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

Clinical trials sustain Ahmedabad’s riot victims When her husband took chronically ill after communal riots drove them to Juhapura, a ghetto on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, poverty made life seem unmanageable. Free will then became a matter of Rs 8,000 … Continue reading →

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Losing Touch – Sabarmati Embankment project Ignores warnings, Precedents

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

Sabarmati embankment project ignores warnings, precedents Construction of an embankment along the 10-km stretch of the Sabarmati has begun in Ahmedabad despite warnings that it may hamper natural drainage in the city and that its design is inherently flawed. The … 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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Culprit Iron in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – Cause

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Ravleen

The cause of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases has long intrigued scientists. Researchers of University of Warwick and IIT, Kanpur, zeroed in on a protein, the malfunctioning of which, they say, could be a possible cause for the diseases. The study … Continue reading →

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“AIDS Came to US from Haiti” Say Researchers from University of Arizona

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Ravleen

The US has found a new target. Now it says aids came to its shores from Haiti. Researchers from the University of Arizona say gene sequences from the blood specimens collected in 1982–1983 from Haitian aids patients suggest the disease … Continue reading →

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Census on Captive Elephants in Karnataka

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Ravleen

A study on captive elephants has concluded in Karnataka. The first-of-its-kind study aims to take into account all aspects of management regimes and health care of captive elephants in India and create a database. “Inventory of existing captive elephants will … Continue reading →

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