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Rice bowl turns into pricey real estate -B Kolappan

-The Hindu     Paddy cultivation is no longer lucrative in Kanyakumari district Kanyakumari: The fertile rice bowl of erstwhile Travancore, now part of Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district, is gripped by a serious economic and ecological crisis. The emerald green paddy fields, banana and coconut groves in the backdrop of the Western Ghats, and irrigated by hundreds of water bodies may soon fade into a neglected prized painting, if urgent measures are not taken, warn...

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Healthy diet can help autistic children, parents told

-The Hindu     TIRUCHI: The day-long workshop on "Food without preservatives" featured two sessions - one on grandma's recipes and the other on importance of millets for effective functioning of the brain and body. The importance of consuming healthy food without preservatives and the benefits of using millets in one's daily diet were explained to parents (mothers) of autistic children during the one-day workshop on "Autism vs. food" organised at Pravaag Transitional Centre...

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Transport troubles-Brijeshwar Singh

-The Business Standard   This report believes in demanding more, and cares little for inflation. It could have kept budgetary constraints in better focus and thrown more light on carbon-reducing innovations Fans of Rakesh MoHAn reports will love this leviathan of a report. With 1,220 pages spread over three volumes, the report of the National Transport Policy Development Committee takes at least a week's effort to read. The analysis is in the second...

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SC notice on Lokpal selection

-The Telegraph The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to respond to a public interest petition that sought a stay on the Lokpal Act saying the entire process of selecting the chairperson and members of the anti-graft body was unconstitutional. The petitioner, an NGO, also submitted that several judges of the top court were reported to have expressed their willingness to be considered for judicial members on the panel, which could "seriously...

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UN panel on climate change presents gloomy picture for Asia in its fresh report -Vishwa MoHAn

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A UN panel on Monday morning released its much awaited report which assessed impacts of climate change on human lives, natural resources and marine ecosystem across the globe. It predicted a gloomy picture for Asia where most of the countries, including India and China, will not only have to face more extreme weather events but also have to experience severe stress on drinking water and...

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