Tropical storms, public policy and Sri Lanka's development path

JEREMY Rifkin, a world famous environmental scientist, in an article published in the 'Guardian' (London), has pointed out that the devastating storms that struck the US Gulf coast are linked to rising temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, the result of global warming that most people have heard about.

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Where the State may not enter:

Educate the girl child, but leave family planning to the family

RECENTLY, a slew of measures to improve women's conditions have been announced or promulgated a bill against domestic violence, reform of property rights for Hindu women and, most recently, enabling measures for the girl child.

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