I received the following email a few days ago from a Russian nuclear physicist friend who is an expert on the kinds of gases being released at Fukushima. Here is what he wrote: About Japan: the problem is that
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The role of the politician and the role of the people have important functions during an election. The question is who follows who? Whether the mass follow the politicians or is it the other way round. Election
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This April, which is Child Sexual Abuse Awareness month, a story about a searing summer of violations, to crack the wall of silence around the issue and remind us that over 53% of India’s children have ex
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If you’ve been following my columns the last two weeks, you’ve come to learn that a diet high in animal fats (which are all saturated fats) is a primary cause of type 2 diabetes. Saturated fats, whi
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On a bus journey to Kiphire, someone signaled the bus to stop at Losami junction. As I looked back to see who was getting down; an old man started to rise from his seat. He took his time to collect his stuff an
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There’s something very refreshing and uplifting about being in Shillong. It’s like a “homecoming” experience every time I visit the place. Umiam lake (Barapani) greets visitors wit
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The first WHO Global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) launched on 27th April, confirms that NCDs are the leading killer today, with 36.1 million people dying from heart disease, strokes, chroni
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It is a general reaction of animals to the action of harmful and most frequently infectious agents known as pyrogens. Pyrogen (exogenous or endogenous) disturbs the heat regulation mechanism resulting to elevat
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The first months of Brazil's new president show both Dilma Rousseff and Brazilian democracy in a fresh light, says Arthur Ituassu. The first four months of any new president will give some indication of the deg
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360 Degree Appraisal is a well-known HR practice followed in most renowned Corporates globally. 360 Degree Feedback is a system or process in which employees receive confidential, anonymous feedback from the pe
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Election as a tool for the democratisation of the world has become a trap that often allows ambiguous figures to rule indefinitely says, Svetlana BabaevaElections have become a crucial tool in attempts to achie
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Do you think that the failures in the examination join in underground and control the people in NE India? Have you received the popular SMS from North East (NE) India, which says that the failure join undergrou
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on along with Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Amar Pratap Singh, right, and Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram, left, during the inauguration of a new
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The popular movement against corruption in India, led by Mr. Anna Hazare and others, shares broadly, opinions of the average citizen concerning corruption. That, the reign of corruption in the country must be b
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Many are still in the dark about our tribal students being duped in recent times when looking out for admissions to professional courses outside the state. With such incidents on the rise which usually go unrep
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SOLILOQUYWritten on September 13, 1958, at Khudei, Chang AreaThere was a time in my lifeWhen I saw beauty in all objects of nature .I saw the trees and I derived wisdom;I saw the flowers and I found pleasures;I
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A trove of more than 700 classified military documents provides new and detailed accounts of the men who have done time at the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba, and offers new insight into the evidence agains
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Who is at fault? A private film company which allegedly cleared brushwood and build permanent structures in a wildlife sanctuary, or the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) who irregularly permitted it, without hav
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Around one hundred and fifty young rigid faces were what greeted the RTI team from YouthNet when we conducted an RTI seminar on April 19, 2011, only a few weeks ago. Being but students ourselves at one point of
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FOR THE LOVE OF MOTHERMother’s pale fingersTouch my forehead and softly say,“Awake, the day’s ahead”First pampering, them tempering…Her glittering eyes cast a magical spellHer eleg
