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The French affair
The agreement on building nuclear power reactors was always going to be the centrepiece of President Nicholas Sarkozy's visit to India. France was quick off the mark to conclude a civilian nuclear agreement with India in 2008; and the ...

Unnecessary stand-off
The stand-off between the government and the airlines has ended with the latter agreeing to roll back the hike in their fares for certain categories of travel. At the core of the controversy has been the high fares charged by all the airlines ...

Leader Page Articles
The cosy world behind the tapes
By Vidya Subrahmaniam

The public face of the journalist is of a brave, feisty adversary to the rapacious establishment, not the party animal who will wilt before the charms of the corporate lobbyist.

News Analysis
A cultural affirmation
By Sharada Ramanathan

Unparalleled worldwide, Chennai's annual Margazhi music festival is one that has stayed rooted to its cultural milieu.

Four myths that hold back progress in fighting climate change
By Vinod Thomas and Kenneth Chomitz

‘If funds raised to combat it are to make a difference, we must get past this set of myths.'

Chinese research ship embarks on year-long global voyage
The Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao, or “Ocean One”, set sail from Guangzhou on December 8, starting a 376-day global trip that will take it across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is to conduct research on ...

Sixteen per cent increase in study of sign language
By Tamar Lewin

While the number of college students studying Spanish, French and German increased only modestly from 2006 to 2009, enrolment in American Sign Language (ASL) — the fourth most-popular language — surged more than 16 per cent, ...

World's first methanol factory using CO {-2} from steam
The world's first methanol factory using carbon dioxide extracted from steam is expected to be completed next March in Iceland, according to a report from Stockholm on December 8. The first stage of the factory, located in the Southwest ...

Corrections and clarifications
The news report, “TCS scraps written test for Anna University students” (December 8, 2010), wrongly mentioned the name of the Director, Centre for University-Industry Collaboration, Anna University, Chennai, as Prof. S. Sekar. It ...

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