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Pest control goes local
A bottom-up approach to pesticide production, drawing on local knowledge and resources, is helping India's poor farmers protect their crops. Daniel Puente-Rodriguez explains.
News
Middle East's synchrotron runs short of funds
The Middle East's first synchrotron, which opened last month, still has to find US$19 million for its planned 2.5 GeV machine.
1 December 2008
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Mathematical model suggests new approach to AIDS
A radical new proposal for curbing HIV/AIDS has been met with concerns about its human rights implications.
South Asia news in brief: 13–26 November 2008
26 November 2008
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Features
Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer
Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.
1 December 2008
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'Spoken web' aims to beat India's digital poverty trap
Researchers have devised a version of the web that requires cellphones instead of computers, targeted at people who cannot read or write
Editorial
Science: An anchor for the storm
Science and technology can contribute significantly to mitigating the impact of tropical cyclones.
Opinions
A local approach to agri-technology in India
A bottom-up approach is making locally-appropriate pesticides available to India's poorer farmers, explains Daniel Puente-Rodríguez.
29 October 2008
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Vulnerability maps could help cut cyclone death tolls
Investing in detailed maps of potential cyclone damage will save lives in Indian Ocean countries, says Shishir Dube.
Information Services
Pakistan's science advocate steps down
The scientist behind massive increases in Pakistani scientific research spending has resigned
Opening the debate on Indian patent bill
Is India being too hasty in drafting a new law to increase university patenting?
Kidney disease baffles Sri Lanka doctors
An epidemic of kidney disease among farming communities is puzzling Sri Lankan researchers
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