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South Asian Development NewsMay 17, 2012
Nepal’s Future Federal System Remains Undecided

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has raised concerns at the rising tensions in Nepal linked to the failure ...

 
Fancy Wall for Sundarbans

See this Magazine Issue In this Issue Science & Technology Intense movement ...

India's Naxal Areas to Get 10,000 Solar Water Systems

To meet the drinking water needs of people living in Maoist-affected areas, the Government of India ...

 
Third Time Around the Law

Construction of a project that requires environmental, coastal zone and forest permissions cannot begin until all ...

Green Tribunal: First Months

The first set of hearings winds its way through the newly established environment tribunal, against the ...

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How One Woman Revitalized a Watershed
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One-Minute Films Show How To Make Toys from Trash
Gandhian in outlook, Arvind Gupta participated in the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Programme (HSTP) in Madhya Pradesh in 1978. While he was there he developed his idea of creating simple toys and educational experiments using locally available materials as well as items usually thrown as trash.


The Bird Man of Kheechan
Ratanlal Maloo in Rajasthan, India, has single-handedly called over 15,000 Demoiselle Cranes to his little hamlet from their homes in Mongolia and Eurasia, as annual guests, and created a sanctuary worth visiting.


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